gwalch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wolkos (compare Breton gwalc’h), of uncertain origin; possibly related to *ulkos (“bad, evil”), hinted by early Celtic farmers' hostility towards birds of prey. If so, cognate with Old Irish olc.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwalχ/

Noun

gwalch m (plural gweilch)

  1. hawk
  2. rogue, rascal

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Hall, James (1989): Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, Issues 17-20, p. 66
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