cimwch

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • ceimwch, gimwch

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪmʊχ/

Noun

cimwch m (plural cimychiaid or cimychod or cimych)

  1. lobster
    Synonyms: locust y môr, crwban, llegest
  2. (by extension) a crabbed, surly or clumsy person

Derived terms
  • cawell cimwch (“lobster pot”)
  • corgimwch (“prawn”)
  • cimwch yr afon (“crayfish”)
  • cimwch Mair (“sea lobster”)
  • gim-gam-gimwch (“crooked, zigzag”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
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
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