Welsh
See also: welsh
English
Etymology
From Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Old English wīelisċ (“foreigner; Celt”), from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”), from *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”) (compare Old English wealh), from the name of the Gaulish tribe, the Volcae (recorded only in Latin contexts). Historically the tribe's name has been linked to an animal, likely Gaulish *wolco- (“wolf”), as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.[1]
This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic Влахъ (Vlakhŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Blákhos)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛlʃ/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
Welsh (not comparable)
- (now historical) (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation. [from 5thc.]
- 1985, Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War:
- The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
- 1985, Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War:
- (near obsolete) Foreign; non-native. [10th-16thc.]
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter xxiij, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVIII:
- By my hede sayd syr Gareth I wylle ryde vnto my lord sir launcelot for to helpe hym / […] / ye shalle not soo said sir Bors by my counceylle / onles that ye were desguysed / ye shalle see me dysguysed said syre Gareth / and there with al he aspyed a wallysshe knyghte where he was to repose hym
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter xxiij, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVIII:
- Of or pertaining to Wales. [from 11thc.]
- Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]
- Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.) [from 17thc.]
Derived terms
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- Middle Welsh
- Old Welsh
- Welsher
- Welshman
- Welshness
- Welshwoman
- Welsh ale
- Welsh Black
- Welsh cake
- Welsh chimney
- Welsh cob
- Welsh Corgi
- Welsh dresser
- Welsh lump
- Welsh mountain pony
- Welsh nephew
- Welsh Not
- Welsh onion
- Welshpool
- Welsh pony
- Welsh rabbit
- Welsh rarebit
- Welsh terrier
- Welsh web
- Welsh yard
Translations
of or pertaining to Wales
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of or pertaining to the Welsh language
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Noun
Welsh (countable and uncountable, plural Welsh)
Translations
language
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collectively, people of Wales
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Welsh terms
References
- Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico
Dutch
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ʋɛlʃ/
Inflection
Inflection of Welsh | ||||
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uninflected | Welsh | |||
inflected | Welshe | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | Welsh | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Welshe | ||
n. sing. | Welsh | |||
plural | Welshe | |||
definite | Welshe | |||
partitive | Welsh |
Synonyms
- Wels (unusual)
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