chwech
See also: c'hwec'h
Welsh
| 60[a], [b], [c] | ||
| [a], [b] ← 5 | 6 | 7 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: chwech, (before nouns) chwe Ordinal: chweched Ordinal abbreviation: 6ed | ||
| Welsh Wikipedia article on 6 | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hwex, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χweːχ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /χweːχ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /hweːχ/, /weːχ/
Numeral
chwech (before nouns chwe)
- (cardinal number) six
Usage notes
- chwe triggers the aspirate mutation in the literary language, but in the spoken language this is only occasionally heard.
Noun
chwech m (plural chwechau, not mutable)
- (obsolete) sixpence
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| chwech | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies