uchel

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞χɛl/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈəχɛl/, /ˈəχal/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈiːχɛl/, /ˈɪχɛl/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈəχɛl/

Adjective

uchel (feminine singular uchel, plural uchel, equative cyfuwch, comparative uwch or uch, superlative uchaf)

high
loud

Derived terms

ffroenuchel (“haughty”)
uchelder ("height, highness")
uchelu ("to raise up, to exalt")
uchelwr ("nobleman, aristocrat")

Mutation

Mutated forms of *uchel*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
uchel	unchanged	unchanged	huchel

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