chwech

See also: c'hwec'h

Welsh

Welsh numbers (edit)
60[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b]   5 6 7   
    Cardinal: chwech, (before nouns) chwe
    Ordinal: chweched
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6ed
Welsh Wikipedia article on 6

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwex, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

Numeral

chwech (before nouns chwe)

  1. (cardinal number) six

Usage notes

  • chwe triggers the aspirate mutation in the literary language, but in the spoken language this is only occasionally heard.

Noun

chwech m (plural chwechau, not mutable)

  1. (obsolete) sixpence

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
chwech unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chwech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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