gwalch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Breton gwalc’h.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwalχ/

Noun

gwalch m (plural gweilch)

(obsolete) hawk
Synonym: hebog
rogue, rascal

Usage notes

Gwalch as 'hawk' is obsolete in modern Welsh (except in compounds and derived terms) and is almost exclusively used to mean 'rogue' or 'rascal'.^[1] The more common term for 'hawk' in modern Welsh is hebog.^[1]

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwalch	walch	ngwalch	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 King, Gareth (1993) “54-92 Nouns–Noun Number”, in Modern Welsh – A Comprehensive Grammar, Third edition, London and New York: Routledge, published 2016, →ISBN, pages 49–77

[KingNumber-1] 1.0 ^1.1 King, Gareth (1993) “54-92 Nouns–Noun Number”, in Modern Welsh – A Comprehensive Grammar, Third edition, London and New York: Routledge, published 2016, →ISBN, pages 49–77

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