iwrch
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh iwrch, from Proto-Brythonic *jorx, from Proto-Celtic *yorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *york- (compare Ancient Greek ζόρξ (zórx)).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iwrch m (plural iyrchod)
Hypernyms edit
- carw (“deer”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| iwrch | unchanged | unchanged | hiwrch |
| 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), “iwrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44