cimwch
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(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[edit]
Noun[edit]
cimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)
Derived terms[edit]
- cawell cimwch (“lobster pot”)
- corgimwch (“prawn”)
- cimwch yr afon (“crayfish”)
- cimwch Mair (“sea lobster”)
- gim-gam-gimwch (“crooked, zigzag”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cimwch | gimwch | nghimwch | chimwch |
| 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), “cimwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies