iwrch

Welsh
iwrch

Etymology

From Middle Welsh iwrch, from Proto-Brythonic *jorx, from Proto-Celtic *yorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *york- (compare Ancient Greek ζόρξ (zórx)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jʊrχ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊrχ

Noun

iwrch m (plural iyrchod)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)[2]

Hypernyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
iwrch unchanged unchanged hiwrch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “iwrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44
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