iwrch

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Welsh

iwrch

Etymology

From Middle Welsh iwrch, from Proto-Brythonic *jorx, from Proto-Celtic *yorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *york- (compare Ancient Greek ζόρξ (zórx)).

Pronunciation

Noun

iwrch m (plural iyrchod)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Hypernyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
iwrch unchanged unchanged hiwrch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “iwrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44