-wch

See also: WCH and wch

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊχ/

Suffix

-wch

  1. forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
    ‎teg (“fair”) + ‎-wch → ‎tegwch (“fairness”)
    ‎tawel (“quiet”) + ‎-wch → ‎tawelwch (“quietness, silence”)
    ‎hyfryd (“lovely”) + ‎-wch → ‎hyfrydwch (“loveliness”)

Suffix

-wch

  1. (literary) verb suffix for the second-person plural present indicative/future
  2. (literary) verb suffix for the second-person plural imperative
  3. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person plural future
  4. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person plural imperative
Usage notes

In the literary language, -wch causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, ‎canu (“to sing”) + ‎-wch → ‎cenwch (“you will sing; sing”).

Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -wch
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