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Welsh Definition

Welsh

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English

Welsh edition of Wiktionary Wikipedia has an article on: Welsh

Etymology

Middle English Welische, from Old English wīlisc, wylisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”) (compare Dutch (Flemish) waalsch (“Walloon”), German (Swiss) welsch (“French; Romansch”), Danish vælsk (“French, Italian, southern European”)), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt”) (compare Old English wealh, Old Norse valir (“Northern French”), Old High German walaha (“Roman; Rutulian”)), from Gaulish tribal name Volcae, from volcos (“agile”) (compare Old Irish folg (“agile, energetic”)). This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic влахъ (vlachŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Bláchos)).

Cognate to Walloon and first part of walnut.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Welsh

  1. (collectively) The people of Wales.
  2. The Welsh language.
  3. A surname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
  4. A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.

Synonyms

Adjective

Welsh (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Wales.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Welsh language.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

of or pertaining to Wales
of or pertaining to the Welsh language
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  • Breton: kembreat, related to the language : kembraek
  • Bulgarian: уелски m.
  • French: gallois m., galloise f.
  • Interlingua: gallese
  • Persian: ولزی (velzi)
  • Romanian: velș m., velșă f., velși pl., velșe f pl (noun & adj)
  • Slovak: waleský m., waleská f. waleské n.
  • Welsh: Cymreig. Inhabitants: Cymro m., Cymraes f., Cymry pl.

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External links

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Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

Noun

Welsh n. (no plural, no diminutive)

  1. Welsh, the language.

Synonyms

Adjective

Welsh (not comparable)

  1. Welsh

Declension

Declension of Welsh
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial Welsh —
neuter singular indefinite Welsh —
definite Welshe — — —
common singular Welshe — — —
plural Welshe — — —
partitive Welsh —

Synonyms

 

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