Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh marchawc, from Proto-Brythonic *marxọg, from Proto-Celtic *markākos. Equivalent to march +‎ -og.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

marchog m (plural marchogion)

  1. knight (nobleman)
  2. (chess) knight
  3. rider, horseman

See also edit

Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
           
brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
marchog farchog unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.