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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
(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
Noun
cimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)
- lobster
- Synonyms: locust y môr, crwban, llegest
- (by extension) a crabbed, surly or clumsy person
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- 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