uchaf

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ʉxaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ouxsamos.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞χav/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəχa/, /ˈəχa/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈiːχav/, /ˈɪχav/

Adjective

uchaf

  1. superlative degree of uchel: highest

Derived terms
  • goruchaf (“supreme”)
  • uchafbarth (“ highest respect”)
  • uchafbwynt (“high point, climax”)
  • uchafbwyntiol (“climactic”)
  • uchafed (“upper part of a shoe”)
  • uchafedigol (“superlative”)
  • uchafiaeth (“supremacy, dominance”)
  • uchaflys (“higher law”)
  • uchafnod (“climax, pinnacle”)
  • uchafol (“superior”)
  • uchafradd (“superlative”)
  • uchafrif (“highest number”)
  • uchafswm (“maximum”)
  • uchafu (“to raise”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
uchaf unchanged unchanged huchaf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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