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# welsh

«welsh» in Mova's school dictionary: **from or to do with Wales, a country in the United Kingdom** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (Welsh); noun (Welsh — the language; the Welsh — the people)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Welsh means from or to do with Wales, a country in the United Kingdom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#m1)

2) Welsh is the old Celtic language spoken in Wales, alongside English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#m2)

3) The Welsh are the people of Wales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#m3)

4) (verb, informal, old-fashioned) To welsh on a deal means to break a promise to pay; many people find this use rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons Wales is one of the four countries of the UK, with its capital Cardiff; road signs there are in both Welsh and English. Welsh children often learn Welsh at school. Phrases: «Welsh language», «Welsh flag» (the red dragon), «Welsh cakes», «Welsh rarebit».

### examples

- She is Welsh and was born in Swansea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x1)
- The Welsh flag has a red dragon on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x2)
- Many children in Wales speak Welsh and English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x3)
- «Croeso» means «welcome» in Welsh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x4)
- We ate Welsh cakes warm from the griddle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x5)
- The road sign was in Welsh first, then English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x6)
- The Welsh love singing and rugby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x7)
- Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x8)
- Jack knocked at the door, when there came forth a Welsh giant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/#x9)

### note

Always written with a capital W when it means Wales: Welsh, Wales. The input is lower case only because the list is lower case. The verb «welsh (on)» is seen as offensive to Welsh people; better say «break a promise» or «not pay». Do not confuse with «welch» or «Welch's» (a brand name).

### In the corpora

- [Mum says, «Lush!» (Bristol and Welsh for «lovely»).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not/13/)
- [Go on, cariad!» («cariad» is Welsh for «love»).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling/2/)
- [In Welsh English "now in a minute" means soon, but not right this second.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland/9/)
- [«Lush» is Welsh slang for great, and «bruv» is London slang for mate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «welsh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/welsh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.