Welsh
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Old English wīelisċ (“Briton; Roman; Celt”), from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”), from *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”) (compare Old English wealh), from the name of the Gaulish tribe, the Volcae (recorded only in Latin contexts).
This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic Влахъ (Vlaxŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Blákhos)).
Doublet of Vellish. Compare Walloon, walnut, Vlach, Walach, Gaul, Cornwall.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Welsh (not comparable)
- (now historical) (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation. [from 5thc.]
- 1985, Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War:
- The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
- Of or pertaining to Wales. [from 11thc.]
- Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]
- Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.) [from 17thc.]
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Middle Welsh
- Old Welsh
- Welsh ale
- Welsh Bicknor
- Welsh Black
- Welsh cake
- Welsh cat
- Welsh chimney
- Welsh cob
- Welsh comb
- Welsh corgi
- Welsh dresser
- Welsher
- Welsh Hook
- Welsh hook
- Welsh lump
- Welshman
- Welsh Marches
- Welsh mountain pony
- Welsh nephew
- Welshness
- Welsh Not
- Welsh onion
- Welsh pony
- Welshpool
- Welsh rabbit
- Welsh rarebit
- Welsh terrier
- Welsh web
- Welshwoman
- Welsh yard
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Noun
Welsh (countable and uncountable, plural Welsh)
- (uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.]
- 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 6 Aug 1832:
- 9 minutes to 2. We just stopped to have our horses' mouths washed, and there all people spoke welsh.
- 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 6 Aug 1832:
- (collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]
- A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Proper noun
Welsh (plural Welshes)
- An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
- A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Welsh is the 1166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30,153 individuals. Welsh is most common among White (91.01%) individuals.
See also
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code cy, ISO 639-3 code cym (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Welsh, cym
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Welsh n (uncountable)
Derived terms
Noun
Welsh pl (plural only)
- The Welsh (people of Wales)
- 2022, NOS, Oranje verslaat Wales in extra tijd, met nieuw basiselftal en twee debutanten:
- Want vlak voor het verstrijken van de reguliere speeltijd roken de Welsh, toen Oranje met de gedachten al in de kleedkamer zat, dat er nog wel een gelijkspel in zat.
- Because just before the end of regular playing time, the Welsh smelled, when Orange was already in the locker room with their thoughts, that a draw was still possible.
Adjective
Welsh (comparative Welsher, superlative Welsht)
Inflection
Declension of Welsh | ||||
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uninflected | Welsh | |||
inflected | Welshe | |||
comparative | Welsher | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Welsh | Welsher | het Welsht het Welshte | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Welshe | Welshere | Welshte |
n. sing. | Welsh | Welsher | Welshte | |
plural | Welshe | Welshere | Welshte | |
definite | Welshe | Welshere | Welshte | |
partitive | Welsh | Welshers | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Welsh” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
- Welsh on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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