ceirch

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Welsh

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ceirch

ceirch anaeddfed

ceirch yn barod i'w coginio i wneud uwd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kei̯rχ/
Rhymes: -ei̯rχ

Noun

ceirch f (collective, singulative ceirchen)

oats

Coordinate terms

(Cereals) ŷd; ceirch, gwenith, haidd, indrawn/india-corn, miled, reis, rhyg, rhygwenith, sbelt, sorgwm

Derived terms

ceirchwellt (“oatgrass”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ceirch*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceirch	geirch	ngheirch	cheirch

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), “ceirch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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