gwyach
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh gwyach, from Proto-Celtic *wessakos. Cognate with Irish fiach (“raven”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊɨ̯.aχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯.aχ/
Noun
[edit]gwyach f (plural gwyachod)
- (ornithology) grebe (Podiceps)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwyach fach (“little grebe”)
- gwyach fawr gopog (“great crested grebe”)
- gwyach glustiog (“black-necked grebe”)
- gwyach gorniog (“horned grebe”)
- gwyach yddfddu (“black-necked grebe”)
- gwyach yddfgoch (“red-necked grebe”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwyach | wyach | ngwyach | unchanged |
| 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), “gwyach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN