uchel

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞χɛl/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈəχɛl/, /ˈəχal/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈiːχɛl/, /ˈɪχɛl/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈəχɛl/

Adjective

uchel (feminine singular uchel, plural uchel, equative cyfuwch, comparative uwch or uch, superlative uchaf)

1. high
2. loud

Derived terms

• uchelder ("height, highness")
• uchelu ("to raise up, to exalt")
• uchelwr ("nobleman, aristocrat")

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
uchel	unchanged	unchanged	huchel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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