uchel

Welsh

Etymology

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/

Adjective

uchel (feminine singular uchel, plural uchel)

  1. high
  2. loud

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

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “uchel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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