bwlch
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *bolko-,[1] perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“to dig, cut off?”) and possibly cognate with Irish bealach (“way, road”), Old Armenian պեղեմ (pełem, “to dig, hollow”),[2] and Sanskrit बिल (bila, “hole, pit”).[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bwlch m (plural bylchau)
Derived terms
[edit]- bylchog (“gapped, gappy”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bwlch | fwlch | mwlch | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwlch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 96
- ^ Petersson, Herbert (1916) “Beiträge zur armenischen Wortkunde”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung (in German), volume 47, number 3/4, pages 264–265