cimwch

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ceimwch, gimwch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate to Irish gliomach, Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪmʊχ/

Noun

cimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)

1. lobster

   Synonyms: locust y môr, crwban, llegest

2. (by extension) a crabbed, surly or clumsy person

Derived terms

• cawell cimwch (“lobster pot”)
• corgimwch (“prawn”)
• cimwch yr afon (“crayfish”)
• cimwch Mair (“sea lobster”)
• gim-gam-gimwch (“crooked, zigzag”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cimwch	gimwch	nghimwch	chimwch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cimwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies