See also: c'hwec'h

Welsh

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Welsh numbers (edit)
60[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: chwech, (before nouns) chwe
    Ordinal: chweched
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6ed

Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *hwex, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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chwech (before nouns chwe)

  1. (cardinal number) six

Usage notes

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  • chwe triggers the aspirate mutation in the literary language, but in the spoken language this is only occasionally heard.

Derived terms

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Noun

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chwech m (plural chwechau, not mutable)

  1. (obsolete) sixpence

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chwech unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

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  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 131
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies