tawelwch

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /tau̯.ˈɛlʊχ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /tau̯.ˈeːlʊχ/, /tau̯.ˈɛlʊχ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtweːlʊχ/, /ˈtwɛlʊχ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlʊχ

Etymology 1

tawel (“quiet”) +‎ -wch.

Noun

tawelwch m (plural tawelychau)

  1. quietness, silence
    Synonyms: llonyddwch, distawrwydd, gosteg
  2. stillness, calmness, tranquility, peace
    Synonyms: distawrwydd, heddwch

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tawelwch

  1. (literary) second-person plural present indicative/future and second-person plural imperative of tawelu
  2. (colloquial) second-person plural future/imperative of tawelu

Mutation

Mutated forms of tawelwch
radical soft nasal aspirate
tawelwch dawelwch nhawelwch thawelwch

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tawelwch”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tawelwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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