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/

Adjective

uchel (feminine singular uchel, plural uchel, equative cyfuwch, comparative uwch or uch, superlative uchaf)

  1. high
  2. loud

Derived terms

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
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