cylch
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Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh kylch, from Old Welsh circhl, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨrxl, borrowed from Latin circulus. Compare Breton kelc'h and Cumbric kelchyn.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɨ̞lχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɪlχ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞lχ
Noun
[edit]cylch m (plural cylchoedd or cylchau or cylchon or cylchion)
- circle, ring
- compass, scope, range
- circumference
- environs, surroundings, precincts
- (geography) zone
- zone, belt
- chaplet, diadem
- barrel-hoop; rim of wheel
- hoop of petticoat
- child's hoop
- (mathematics) circle; space enclosed within it
- (figuratively) social circle; set of people, etc., class
- orbit, revolution, circuit tour
- course, order, turn (in order of succession), rota; rotation (especially of crops); round of 'penillion' singing
- progress (in the Welsh laws) made by the king himself (originally) or by a lord, together with some members and officers of the court, through the commote, etc., during which free quarters were provided
- group, guild, society
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cylch | gylch | nghylch | chylch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cylch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
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- Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh
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- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞lχ
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