bwci
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cf. bwg, bygwl and pwca. Possibly also related to English bogey or puck.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbʊkɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbʊki/
Noun[edit]
bwci m (plural bwcïod)
Derived terms[edit]
- bwcïaidd (“goblinish”)
- bwci bo (“bugaboo”)
- afal y bwci (“rosehip”)
- baw mwci (“burdock”)
- cloffrwyn y mwci (“great bindweed”)
- criafol y bwci (“dogrose hips”)
- marbls bwci (“oak apples, oak galls”)
- rhosyn bwci (“dogrose flower”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bwci | fwci | mwci | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwci”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies