ceirch

Welsh
ceirch anaeddfed
ceirch yn barod i'w coginio i wneud uwd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kei̯rχ/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯rχ

Noun

ceirch f (collective, singulative ceirchen)

  1. oats

Coordinate terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceirch geirch ngheirch cheirch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceirch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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