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alc'hwez

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *alxweð, by metathesis from Proto-Brythonic *axlweð, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, peg”), with the negative prefix *n̥-.[1] Cognate with Welsh allwedd

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈal.ɣwe], [ˈal.ɣwɛs]

Noun

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alc'hwez m (plural alc'hwezioù)

  1. key

References

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  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 99 vi (1)
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