glasgoch

Welsh

Etymology

From glas (“blue”) +‎ coch (“red”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlasɡɔχ/, [ˈɡlaskɔχ]

Adjective

glasgoch (feminine singular glasgoch, plural glasgochion, equative glasgoched, comparative glasgochach, superlative glasgochaf)

  1. purple, bluish red
    Synonyms: cochlas, ehöeg, piws, porffor

Mutation

Mutated forms of glasgoch
radical soft nasal aspirate
glasgoch lasgoch nglasgoch unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glasgoch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.