erch

See also: Erch

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh erch (“salmon, perch”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“speckled”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrχ/

Adjective

erch (feminine singular erch, plural eirch, equative erched, comparative erchach, superlative erchaf)

  1. (obsolete) mottled, speckled
    Synonym: brith
  2. (obsolete) frightful, terrible, awful
    Synonyms: ofnadwy, erchyll, dychrynllyd, arswydus

Mutation

Mutated forms of erch
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erch unchanged unchanged herch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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