ceirch

Welsh

ceirch anaeddfed

ceirch yn barod i'w coginio i wneud uwd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kei̯rχ/
• Rhymes: -ei̯rχ

Noun

ceirch f (collective, singulative ceirchen)

1. oats

Coordinate terms

• (Cereals) ŷd; ceirch, gwenith, haidd, indrawn/india-corn, miled, reis, rhyg, rhygwenith, sbelt, sorgwm

Derived terms

• ceirchwellt (“oatgrass”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceirch	geirch	ngheirch	cheirch
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), “ceirch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies