chweched

Welsh
Welsh numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: chwech, (before nouns) chwe
    Ordinal: chweched
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6ed
Welsh Wikipedia article on 6

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwexed, from Proto-Celtic *swexstos, equivalent to chwech (“six”) +‎ -ed (“th”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχwɛχɛd/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχweːχɛd/, /ˈχwɛχɛd/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈʍeːχɛd/, /ˈʍɛχɛd/
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Adjective

chweched (feminine singular chweched, plural chweched, not comparable, not mutable)

  1. (ordinal number) sixth

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chweched unchanged unchanged unchanged

Further reading
  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 131
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