chweched

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: chwech, (before nouns) chwe     Ordinal: chweched     Ordinal abbreviation: 6ed
Welsh Wikipedia article on 6

Alternative forms

• 6ed (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwexed, from Proto-Celtic *swexstos, equivalent to chwech (“six”) +‎ -ed (“th”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɛχɛd/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɛχad/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχweːχɛd/, /ˈχwɛχɛd/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʍeːχɛd/, /ˈʍɛχɛd/

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Adjective

chweched (feminine singular chweched, plural chweched, not comparable, not mutable)

1. (ordinal number) sixth

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
chweched	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Further reading

• 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