uchel
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞χɛl/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəχɛl/, /ˈəχal/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈiːχɛl/, /ˈɪχɛl/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəχɛl/
Adjective
uchel (feminine singular uchel, plural uchel, equative cyfuwch, comparative uwch, superlative uchaf)
- high
- loud
Derived terms
- uchelder
- uchelu
- uchelwr
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| uchel | unchanged | unchanged | huchel |
| 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), “uchel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies