gwalch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwalx, from Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Breton gwalc’h.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwalχ/

Noun

gwalch m (plural gweilch)

1. (obsolete) hawk

   Synonym: hebog

2. rogue, rascal

Usage notes

Gwalch as 'hawk' is obsolete in modern Welsh (except in compounds and derived terms) and is almost exclusively used to mean 'rogue' or 'rascal'. The more common term for 'hawk' in modern Welsh is hebog.

Derived terms

• gwalch glas
• gwalch marth
• gwalch y nos
• gwalch y penwaig
• gwalch y pysgod

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwalch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwalch	walch	ngwalch	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.