ych
Middle English
Determiner
ych
- alternative form of ech
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪç/
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Pronoun
ych m
- I (personal first person singular)
Welsh
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh ychen, from Proto-Brythonic *uxī, from *uxsū (compare Cornish ohen pl, Breton oc’hen pl), from Proto-Celtic *uxsū, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨːχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /iːχ/
Noun
ych m (plural ychen or ychain)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əχ/
- Homophone: eich (“your”) (colloquial)
Interjection
ych
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Shortened form of ydych.
Pronunciation
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /iːχ/
Verb
ych
- (South Wales) alternative spelling of ŷch (“second-person plural and polite present colloquial of bod”)
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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ych | unchanged | unchanged | hych |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.