Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh kylchet, from Old Welsh cichet, from Proto-Brythonic *külkɨd, from Latin culcita (compare Old Breton colcet, Breton golc'hed, Old Irish colcaid).

Noun

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cylched m (plural cylchedau)

  1. coverlet, sheet, blanket, bedclothes
  2. bed, couch
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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From cylch (circle, ring; compass, scope, range; circumference) +‎ -ed.

Noun

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cylched m or f (plural cylchedau)

  1. a going around, an encompassing; compass, ambit, circuit, circumference
  2. that which surrounds or encloses, frame, framework

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cylched gylched nghylched chylched
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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