twrch
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *torkos (compare Cornish torgh, Breton tourc’h, Irish torc, Scottish Gaelic torc), from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to cut”) (compare Avestan 𐬚𐬡𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (θβərəsa, “piglet”), 𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯 (θβarəs, “to dig, whittle”), Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʊrχ/
Noun
twrch m (plural tyrchod)
- boar
- hog
Synonyms
- (boar): baedd
Related terms
- hwch
- moch
- porchell
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| twrch | dwrch | nhwrch | thwrch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||