Welsh
See also: welsh
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Welch (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Old English wīelisċ (“Briton; Roman; Celt”), from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”), from *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”) (compare Old English wealh), from the name of the Gaulish tribe, the Volcae (recorded only in Latin contexts).
This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic Влахъ (Vlaxŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Blákhos)).
Doublet of Vellish. Compare Walloon, walnut, Vlach, Walach, Gaul, Cornwall.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Welsh (not comparable)
- (now historical) (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation. [from 5thc.]
- 1985, Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War:
- The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
- Of or pertaining to Wales. [from 11thc.]
- Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]
- Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.) [from 17thc.]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- Middle Welsh
- Old Welsh
- Welsh ale
- Welsh Bicknor
- Welsh Black
- Welsh cake
- Welsh chimney
- Welsh cob
- Welsh corgi
- Welsh dresser
- Welsher
- Welsh hook
- Welsh Hook
- Welsh lump
- Welshman
- Welsh Marches
- Welsh mountain pony
- Welsh nephew
- Welshness
- Welsh Not
- Welsh onion
- Welsh pony
- Welshpool
- Welsh rabbit
- Welsh rarebit
- Welsh terrier
- Welsh web
- Welshwoman
- Welsh yard
Translations edit
of or pertaining to Wales
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of or pertaining to the Welsh language
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Noun edit
Welsh (countable and uncountable, plural Welsh)
- (uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.]
- 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 6 Aug 1832:
- 9 minutes to 2. We just stopped to have our horses' mouths washed, and there all people spoke welsh.
- 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 6 Aug 1832:
- (collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]
- A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
language
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collectively, people of Wales
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Proper noun edit
Welsh (plural Welshes)
- An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
- A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Welsh is the 1166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30,153 individuals. Welsh is most common among White (91.01%) individuals.
See also edit
Further reading edit
- ISO 639-1 code cy, ISO 639-3 code cym (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Welsh, cym
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Welsh n (uncountable)
- Welsh (language)
Synonyms edit
Adjective edit
Welsh (not comparable)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of Welsh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Welsh | |||
| inflected | Welshe | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | Welsh | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Welshe | ||
| n. sing. | Welsh | |||
| plural | Welshe | |||
| definite | Welshe | |||
| partitive | Welsh | |||
Synonyms edit
- Wels (unusual)