ech-
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *exs-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”).[1] Cognate with Old Irish ess- (see Irish as), Latin ex-, Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ech-
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ech- | unchanged | unchanged | hech- |
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), “ech-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 96 iii (6)