caeriwrch

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • cariwrch
  • kaeriwrch (obsolete)

Etymology

From *caer (“sheep”) (from Proto-Celtic *kaɸrāxs) + iwrch (“roe deer, roebuck”)

Noun

caeriwrch m (plural ceiryrch or caeriyrchod)

  1. roebuck

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
caeriwrch gaeriwrch nghaeriwrch chaeriwrch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “caeriwrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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