Welsh
See also: welsh
English
Alternative forms
- Welch (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Old English wīelisċ (“Briton; Roman; Celt”), from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, 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).
This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic Влахъ (Vlaxŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Blákhos)).
Doublet of Vellish. Compare Walloon, walnut, Vlach, Walach, Gaul, Cornwall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛlʃ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlʃ
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.
- 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
- Middle Welsh
- Old Welsh
- Welsh ale
- Welsh Bicknor
- Welsh Black
- Welsh cake
- Welsh chimney
- Welsh cob
- Welsh comb
- Welsh corgi
- Welsh dresser
- Welsher
- Welsh Hook
- Welsh hook
- Welsh lump
- Welshman
- Welsh Marches
- Welsh mountain pony
- Welsh nephew
- Welshness
- Welsh Not
- Welsh onion
- Welsh pony
- Welshpool
- Welsh rabbit
- Welsh rarebit
- Welsh terrier
- Welsh web
- Welshwoman
- 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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Proper noun
Welsh (plural Welshes)
- An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
- A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Welsh is the 1166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30,153 individuals. Welsh is most common among White (91.01%) individuals.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Welsh terms
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code cy, ISO 639-3 code cym (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Welsh, cym
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛlʃ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Welsh
Derived terms
- Middelwelsh
- Oudwelsh
Noun
Welsh pl (plural only)
- The Welsh (people of Wales)
- 2022, NOS, Oranje verslaat Wales in extra tijd, met nieuw basiselftal en twee debutanten:
- Want vlak voor het verstrijken van de reguliere speeltijd roken de Welsh, toen Oranje met de gedachten al in de kleedkamer zat, dat er nog wel een gelijkspel in zat.
- Because just before the end of regular playing time, the Welsh smelled, when Orange was already in the locker room with their thoughts, that a draw was still possible.
Inflection
Inflection of Welsh | ||||
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uninflected | Welsh | |||
inflected | Welshe | |||
comparative | Welsher | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Welsh | Welsher | het Welsht het Welshte | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Welshe | Welshere | Welshte |
n. sing. | Welsh | Welsher | Welshte | |
plural | Welshe | Welshere | Welshte | |
definite | Welshe | Welshere | Welshte | |
partitive | Welsh | Welshers | — |
Derived terms
- Welsh pony
- Welsh terrier
- Welshe
- Welshman
Further reading
- “Welsh” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
- Welsh on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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