gwalch
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Breton gwalc’h.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gwalch m (plural gweilch)
Usage notes
[edit]Gwalch as 'hawk' is obsolete in modern Welsh (except in compounds and derived terms) and is almost exclusively used to mean 'rogue' or 'rascal'.[1] The more common term for 'hawk' in modern Welsh is hebog.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwalch | walch | ngwalch | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||