chwimp

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χwɪmp/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *swīsmo.

Adjective

chwimp (feminine singular chwimp, plural chwimp, equative chwimped, comparative chwimpach, superlative chwimpaf, not mutable)

  1. alternative form of chwim (“swift”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English whim.

Noun

chwimp m (plural chwimpiau, diminutive chwimpyn, not mutable)

  1. alternative form of chwim (“whim”)

References

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