alarch
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *alarkos, from Proto-Celtic *eli- (compare Irish eala (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (compare Latin olor (“swan”), English auk, Old Swedish ala, alla (“long-tailed duck”), Hittite [script needed] (alilas)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈalarχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaːlarχ/, /ˈalarχ/
Noun
alarch m (plural elyrch)
- swan
Derived terms
- alarch Bewick
- alarch dof
- alarch y gogledd
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| alarch | unchanged | unchanged | halarch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||