bwlch
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *bolko-,[1] perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“to dig, cut off?”) and possibly cognate with Irish bealach (“way, road”), Old Armenian պեղեմ (pełem, “to dig, hollow”),[2] and Sanskrit बिल (bila, “hole, pit”).[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bwlch m (plural bylchau)
Derived terms[edit]
- bylchog (“gapped, gappy”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bwlch | fwlch | mwlch | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwlch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 96
- ^ Petersson, Herbert (1916) “Beiträge zur armenischen Wortkunde”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung (in German), volume 47, number 3/4, pages 264–265