cimwch
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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate to Irish gliomach, Scottish Gaelic giomach, Manx gimmagh.
Pronunciation
Noun
cimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)
Derived terms
- cawell cimwch (“lobster pot”)
- corgimwch (“prawn”)
- cimwch yr afon (“crayfish”)
- cimwch Mair (“sea lobster”)
- gim-gam-gimwch (“crooked, zigzag”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cimwch | gimwch | nghimwch | chimwch |
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), “cimwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies