tolchen

Welsh

Etymology 1

tolch (“clot”) +‎ -en

Noun

tolchen f (plural tolchennau)

  1. blood clot
    Synonyms: tolch, ceulad
  2. thrombus
    Synonym: thrombws

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tolchen

  1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of tolchi (“to clot”)
Alternative forms
  • tolchsen (colloquial)
  • tolchem (literary first person)
  • tolchent (literary third person)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tolchen
radical soft nasal aspirate
tolchen dolchen nholchen tholchen

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