Welsh edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from pesychu (to cough), possibly, influenced by abstract noun suffix -wch.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

peswch m (uncountable)

  1. cough (condition)
    Mae peswch arna i.I’ve got a cough. (literally, “There is a cough upon me.”)

Verb edit

peswch (first-person singular present peswchaf)

  1. (South Wales) to cough
    Synonym: pesychu
    Dw i’n peswch yn ddi-baid.
    I’m coughing non-stop.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
peswch beswch mheswch pheswch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

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