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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch balg.
Noun
balch m
- belly
- abdomen
- leather bag
- bellows
- skin, peel (of fruits)
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
Welsh
Etymology
Related to Middle Irish bailc (“strength”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
balch (feminine singular balch, plural beilch or beilchion, equative balched, comparative balchach, superlative balchaf)
- proud
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “balch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies