cimwch
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edit(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
editNoun
editcimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)
Derived terms
edit- cawell cimwch (“lobster pot”)
- corgimwch (“prawn”)
- cimwch yr afon (“crayfish”)
- cimwch Mair (“sea lobster”)
- gim-gam-gimwch (“crooked, zigzag”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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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
edit- 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