Welshwoman

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noun

A woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.

OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounWelshwoman (plural Welshwomen)

plural Welshwomen

  1. A woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.

Origin

  1. EnglishWelsh
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. EnglishWelshwoman

From Welsh + -woman.

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Translations

Catalan gal·lesa
  • gal·lesafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Czech Velšanka
  • Velšankafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Danish waliser
  • waliserfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Dutch Welshe
  • Welshefemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Finnish walesilainen, kymri
  • walesilainenfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
  • kymrifemale native or inhabitant of Wales
  • walesilaisnainenfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
French Galloise
  • Galloisefemale native or inhabitant of Wales
German Waliserin
  • Waliserinfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Hungarian walesi nő
  • walesi nőfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Irish Breatnach
  • Breatnachfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Latvian velsiete
  • velsietefemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Norwegian Bokmål waliser
  • waliserfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Polish Walijka
  • Walijkafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Portuguese galesa
  • galesafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Romanian galeză
  • galezăfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Russian валли́йка
  • валли́йка (vallíjka)female native or inhabitant of Wales
Spanish galesa
  • galesafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Swedish kymriska, walesiska
  • kymriskafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
  • walesiskafemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Turkish Galli
  • Gallifemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Ukrainian валлі́йка
  • валлі́йка (vallíjka)female native or inhabitant of Wales
Welsh Cymraes
  • Cymraesfemale native or inhabitant of Wales
Cite this entry
APA

Welshwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welshwoman

MLA

“Welshwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welshwoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welshwoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welshwoman.

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