gwalc'h

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Etymology 1

From Old Breton walc, from Proto-Brythonic *gwalx, from Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Welsh gwalch.

Pronunciation

Noun

gwalc'h m (plural gwilc'hi or gwalc'hed)

  1. (obsolete) hawk
    Synonyms: gwazfalc'hun, gwazparfell
  2. (obsolete) falcon
    Synonym: falc'hun

Inflection

Mutation of gwalc'h
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular gwalc'h walc'h unchanged kwalc'h
plural gwilc'hi wilc'hi unchanged kwilc'hi

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the same root as gwalc'hiñ (“to wash”), from Middle Breton guelchiff, from Proto-Brythonic *gwölxid, from Proto-Celtic *wolkīti, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”). Cognate with Cornish golgh, Welsh golch, Irish folc (“rain”).

Noun

gwalc'h m (plural gwalc'hoù)

  1. washing
  2. ablution

Inflection

Mutation of gwalc'h
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular gwalc'h walc'h unchanged kwalc'h
plural gwalc'hoù walc'hoù unchanged kwalc'hoù

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Breton goalch, from Proto-Brythonic *walɣ, from Proto-Celtic *wolgos. Cognate with Cornish gwalgh, Welsh gwala, Irish folc (“abundancy”).

Noun

gwalc'h m (plural gwalc'hoù)

  1. sufficiency

Inflection

Mutation of gwalc'h
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular gwalc'h walc'h unchanged kwalc'h
plural gwalc'hoù walc'hoù unchanged kwalc'hoù

Derived terms

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