Welsh

 
Pronunciation: /wɛlʃ/

adjective

  • relating to Wales, its people, or their language.

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the Celtic language of Wales, spoken by about 500,000 people (mainly bilingual in English). Descended from the Brythonic language spoken in most of Roman Britain, it has been strongly revived after a long decline.
  • 2 (as plural noun the Welsh) the people of Wales collectively.

Derivatives

Welshness

noun

Origin:

Old English Welisc, Wælisc, from a Germanic word meaning 'foreigner', from Latin Volcae, the name of a Celtic people