cimwch
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate to Irish gliomach, Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)
Derived terms
[edit]- cawell cimwch (“lobster pot”)
- corgimwch (“prawn”)
- cimwch yr afon (“crayfish”)
- cimwch Mair (“sea lobster”)
- gim-gam-gimwch (“crooked, zigzag”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cimwch | gimwch | nghimwch | chimwch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cimwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies