Welsh

Definitions: Welsh

Welsh

Adjective

1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax".

Noun

1. A native or resident of Wales.

2. A Celtic language of Wales.

3. Welsh breed of dual-purpose cattle.

Verb

1. Cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt.

Date "Welsh" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references)

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
WE FA	English	Welsh Engineers'and Founders'Association	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

the Welsh language
the nationality of the people of Wales
Several places in the United States of America:
- Welsh, Arkansas
- Welsh, Louisiana
- Welsh, Ohio

Synonyms: Welsh

Synonyms: Cambrian (n), Welsh Black (n), Welshman (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Inhabitant	Adjective: indigenous; native, natal; autochthonal, autochthonous; British; English; American; Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh; domestic; domiciliated, domiciled; naturalized, vernacular, domesticated; domiciliary.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	To avoid widespread confusion, Welsh people often add an occupation to a name. (The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a ; writing credit: Christopher Monger.) The truth is that, while we Welsh like to believe that it was the mountains that beat the successive invaders, it was really the weather that comes with mountains. (The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a ; writing credit: Christopher Monger.) You don't know what this means to me. If you hadn't come back it would have meant the epilogue or the news in Welsh for life! (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen)
Clever	Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson. (references; author: Mark Twain)
Movie/TV Titles	Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills (1921) Love in the Welsh Hills (1920) The Little Welsh Girl (1920) A Welsh Singer (1915) After the Welsh Rabbit (1913)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Welsh Industrial Investment Trust Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	The Mabinogi, and Other Medieval Welsh Tales (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Journal Of Welsh Religious History (reference) Llafur Society For The Study Of Welsh Labour History Membership (reference) New Welsh Review (reference) Welsh Economic Review (reference) Welsh Historian (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Wales and Your Welsh Ancestry (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Very Best of Welsh Male Choirs (reference) German: Symphony No. 2 "Norwich"/ Valse Gracieuse/ Welsh Rhapsody (reference) Bach: Eisteddfod--Variations on a Welsh Harp Tune (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan; The Pirates of Penzance / Mackerras, Welsh National Opera (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Rosetta Stone Welsh Personal Edition Level 1 (reference) Rosetta Stone: Welsh Explorer (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Personnel from Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, on liberty in a Public Park. They are (from left to right): Signalman 2nd Class Harold Howey; Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Evalyne Olsen; Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Anna Welsh; and Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class Jackie Welsh. Photographed prior to December 1944.Credit: NAVY.		Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class Jackie Welsh depetals a flower to settle an ageless question of romance, as Signalman 2nd Class Harold Howey records the event on film. Witnesses are Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Anna Welsh (left) and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Evalyne Olsen. All four are stationed at Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana. The photograph was taken prior to December 1944.Credit: NAVY.
	Sailors and WAVES from Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, enjoy a boat ride while on leave. It appears that the girls are doing all the work. WAVES are (left to right): Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Evalyne Olsen and Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Anna Welsh. Passengers are (l-r): Signalman 2nd Class Harold Howey and Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class Jackie Welsh. The photograph was taken prior to December 1944.Credit: NAVY.		Welsh.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Welsh costumes / J.C. Rowland del. ; W. Banks Sc.Credit: Library of Congress.		We've fought in the open - bubonic plague, yellow fever, tuberculosis--now venereal diseases / H. Dewitt Welsh.Credit: Library of Congress.
	4 Minute men--A message from Washington / H. Devit Welsh.Credit: Library of Congress.		If you are an electrician, mechanic or a telegraph operator you belong in the U.S. Army Signal Corps If you are not we will train you, get in now / / Welsh.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Official United States war films / H. Devitt Welsh.Credit: Library of Congress.		We are for a Welsh T.V. service on Channel 4 : join the campaign by not paying your license fee.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Jane Welsh Carlyle	When one has been threatened with a great injustice, one accepts a smaller as a favor.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	Further, for all those possessions from which any Welshman has, without the lawful judgment of his peers, been disseised or removed by King Henry our father, or King Richard our brother, and which we retain in our hand (or which are possessed by others, and which we ought to warrant), we will have respite until the usual term of crusaders; excepting those things about which a plea has been raised or an inquest made by our order before we took the cross; but as soon as we return (or if perchance we desist from our expedition), we will immediately grant full justice in accordance with the laws of the Welsh and in relation to the foresaid regions. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	United Kingdom	Major languages: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic. (references)
	United Kingdom	Legislative--bicameral parliament: House of Commons, House of Lords; Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and Northern Ireland Assembly. (references)
	United Kingdom	To appease the Welsh, Edward's son (later Edward II), who had been born in Wales, was made Prince of Wales in 1301. The tradition of bestowing this title on the eldest son of the British Monarch continues today. (references)
Political Economy	Uk	Fewer powers have been devolved to the Welsh Assembly. (references)
	Uk	The Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly were elected in 1999 and are now holding regular sessions. (references)
	Uk	The UK has had a centralized governmental system, though the Blair Government supported referenda that led to the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly. (references)
Political Rights	United Kingdom	Institutions such as the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament, and the Welsh Assembly have control over matters of regional importance, such as education, health, and some economic matters. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	RAREBIT, n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible known as toad-in-a-hole is really not a toad, and that riz-de-veau a la financiere is not the smile of a calf prepared after the recipe of a she banker.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Welsh" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 94.94% of the time. "Welsh" is used about 3,497 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	94.94%	3,320	2,882
Noun (proper)	2.83%	99	32,870
Noun (singular)	2.23%	78	37,656
Total	100.00%	3,497	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Welsh" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Welsh	Last name	10,000	1,205
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Country	Name
United Kingdom	Welsh Industrial Investment Trust Plc
	(more examples...)

1. Welsh, LA (town, FIPS 80430)
Location: 30.23548 N, 92.81212 W
Population (1990): 3299 (1266 housing units)
Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 70591
Country: USA

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Expressions: Welsh

Expressions using "Welsh": cardigan Welsh corgi ♦ Pembroke Welsh corgi ♦ the welsh ♦ Triads of the Welsh bards ♦ Welsh Black ♦ Welsh corgi ♦ welsh corgy ♦ welsh flannel ♦ welsh glaive ♦ welsh hook ♦ welsh mortgage ♦ welsh mutton ♦ welsh on ♦ welsh onion ♦ welsh parsley ♦ Welsh pony ♦ Welsh poppy ♦ welsh rabbit ♦ welsh rare bit ♦ welsh rarebit ♦ Welsh springer spaniel ♦ Welsh terrier. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Welsh": welsh-argentine, welsh-based, welsh-born, welsh-english, welsh-language, welsh-medium, Welsh-office, welsh-sounding, welsh-speakers, welsh-speaking.
	Ending with "Welsh": anglo-welsh, non-welsh.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Welsh

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
welsh corgi	463	baby welsh name	39
pembroke welsh corgi	396	brass clan plaque welsh	37
welsh pony	305	clan flasks welsh whisky	37
welsh	279	welsh tourist board	37
welsh terrier	255	clan gift wedding welsh	36
welsh corgis	108	clan mug thermal welsh	36
cardigan welsh corgi	94	rarebit welsh	36
welsh name	93	brass clan clock oak welsh	35
welsh springer spaniel	87	welsh dictionary	33
historic inn welsh	86	welsh surname	31
welsh flag	67	giftware welsh	31
pembroke welsh corgis	61	pembroke welsh corgi puppy	29
welsh language	59	welsh pony for sale	27
irvine welsh	56	welsh terrier breeders	27
raquel welsh	52	welsh dresser	27
welsh cob	52	clans welsh	26
dragon welsh	45	english to welsh dictionary	26
clan clock tartan welsh	44	corgie welsh	26
welsh corgi dog	41	jack welsh	25
brass clan door plate welsh	40	welsh terrier puppy	25
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Welsh

Language		Translations for "Welsh"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		Wallies. (various references)

Albanian		shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, i uellsit (Cambrian, cymric), gjuha e uellsit. (various references)

Arabic		‏ويلزي, ‏تهرب من دفع الرهان, ‏الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز. (various references)

Asturian		Galés. (various references)

Bulgarian		уелски език, уелски (cymric), не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение. (various references)

Chinese		威爾士語 , 威尔士 (Wales, Welch). (various references)

Czech		waleský, waleština, velština, velšský (cymric). (various references)

Danish		vinterloeg (stone leek, Welsh onion), pibeloeg (stone leek, Welsh onion), engoldenborre (Welsh chafer), antikrese (antichresis, pledging of the income from real property, welsh mortgage). (various references)

Dutch		Wels (Welsh language). (various references)

Esperanto		kimra lingvo (Welsh language), kimra. (various references)

Faeroese		valisiskt. (various references)

Farsi		کلاه گذاشتن , زیرقول زدن , اهل ایالت ولزدربریتانیا, بتعهدخودعمل نکردن . (various references)

French		gallois (Welshman). (various references)

German		walisisch. (various references)

Greek		ουάλλοσ (taffy), ουαλλικόσ, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα. (various references)

Hungarian		walesi (bardic, Cambrian, cymric). (various references)

Indonesian		ngangglap (default, embezzle, steal). (various references)

Irish		Breatnais (Welsh language). (various references)

Italian		gallese (Cambrian, cymric, taffy, welshman). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		借金を踏み倒す (to avoid paying, to bilk a person, to welsh on a debt). (various references)

Manx		Bretnagh (Cymric, Welsh person). (various references)

Pig Latin		elshway

Portuguese		galês (Cambrian, cymric, taffy, welshman). (various references)

Provencal		gallés. (various references)

Romanian		velş (welshman), limba velşã, din ţara galilor. (various references)

Russian		уэльский (cymric, welch). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		velški jezik, velški (cambrian), velšanin (welshman), podvaliti (cheat, gouge, gull, hoax, swindle, welch). (various references)

Spanish		galés (taffy, Welshman). (various references)

Swedish		walesisk (cymric, Welch). (various references)

Turkish		sözünü tutmamak (break one's promise, break one's word, dishonor, dishonour, dishonour one's word, Welch, welsh on), galler ile ilgili, gal dili (cymric), bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, şartları yerine getirmemek, ödemeden kaçmak (welsh on). (various references)

Ukranian		уєльський, валлійська мова, валлійський, валлійці, не віддати гроші. (various references)

Welsh		Cymreig. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Welsh

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Allium fistulosum, Allium fistulosum Linnaeus, Hoplia farinosa, Hoplia philanthus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations: Welsh

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Welsh": welshed, welsher, welshers, welshes, welshing. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Welsh"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "Welsh" (pronounced we"lkh or we"lsh)
4	w e" l kh	squelch, Welch.
3	-e" l kh	belch.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Welsh

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-h-l-s-w"
	-1 letter: hews, shew, slew.
	-2 letters: els, hes, hew, sel, sew, she.
	-3 letters: eh, el, es, he, sh, we.
	Words containing the letters "e-h-l-s-w"
	+1 letter: whales, wheals, wheels, whelks, whelms, whelps, whiles, wholes.
	+2 letters: behowls, howlers, howlets, lechwes, shawled, wealths, welches, welshed, welsher, welshes, whalers, whistle.
	+3 letters: enwheels, eschewal, showable, shrewdly, thawless, thewless, thowless, twelfths, washable, welchers, welshers, welshing, wheedles, wheelers, wheelies, wheeples, whiffles, whirlers, whirlies, whistled, whistler, whistles, whittles, whortles, wishless, woolshed.
	+4 letters: blowholes, clerihews, cogwheels, dishtowel, elsewhere, erewhiles, erstwhile, eschewals, flywheels, hallowers, hawsehole, hollowest, narwhales, nosewheel, pinwheels, plowheads, plowshare, shallowed, shallower, shellwork, showplace, shrewlike, swellfish, swellhead, washables, wellheads, wellholes, wheedlers, wheelbase, wheelings, wheelless, wheelsman, wheelsmen, whelkiest, whifflers, whimbrels, whirliest, whistlers, whittlers, wholeness, wholesale, wholesome, woolsheds, wormholes, worthless, yellowish.
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