calch

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English cælċ, syncopic form of caliċ, ċeliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux). Doublet of chalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalt͡ʃ/

Noun

calch (plural chalices)

1. (Early Middle English, rare) A chalice for wine used at the Eucharist.

References

• “calch, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh calch, from Proto-Brythonic *kalx, from Latin calx (“lime”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalχ/
• Rhymes: -alχ

Noun

calch m (plural calchoedd)

1. lime
2. chalk

Derived terms

• calch brwd (“quicklime”)
• calch tawdd (“slaked lime”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
calch	galch	nghalch	chalch
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), “calch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies