gwrych
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Compare Old Irish friuch (“boar's bristles”).
Noun edit
gwrych m (plural gwrychau or gwrychoedd or gwrychod)
Noun edit
gwrych m (collective, singulative gwrychyn)
Derived terms edit
- gwrychell
- gwrychog, gwrychlyd (“bristly”)
- gwrychredyn (“shield ferns, sword ferns”)
- llwyd y gwrych (“hedge sparrow, dunnock”)
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwrych | wrych | ngwrych | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwrych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies