How do you use Welsh in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cambrian or oxen, plus the exact meaning.
Welsh meaning
- Of or pertaining to Wales.
- Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales.
- Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales.
Synonyms of Welsh
Using Welsh
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Wales. | Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. | Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales.
- Useful related words include: cambrian, oxen, kine, cows.
- Possible Dutch translations are: welsh, wels.
- In the example corpus, welsh often appears in combinations such as: the welsh, welsh government, of welsh.
Context around Welsh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Welsh
- In this selection, "welsh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, middle, modern, support, medium, government and economy stand out and add context to how "welsh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cosy welsh tavern with, a former welsh assembly member and welsh ambulance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "welsh" sits close to words such as creator, filmed and turner, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with welsh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Welsh Water contributes more than £1bn to the Welsh economy each year while supporting more than 9,100 jobs across Wales. (21 words)
As a former Welsh Assembly Member and Welsh Deputy Minister I would have been happy to add my name to this letter. (22 words)
In February, Welsh Labour MS Lesley Griffiths said the Welsh government had updated its animal welfare licensing regulations and closed "loopholes relating to pet sales". (25 words)
A spokesperson for The Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards 2023 said: “Some of the most iconic stylists, beauticians and well-known salons got shortlisted in this year’s Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards, making it a really fierce competition. (39 words)
Doyle said the success of Cymru reaching the football World Cup, when some players gave interviews in Welsh and the defiant Welsh-language folk song (Still Here) became one of the sounds of the tournament, had helped promote Cymraeg. (39 words)
The Welsh Conservatives said a strong economy "delivers strong public services", but added "Labour has no plan to grow Wales’ economy, to get people into work, to boost wages for Welsh workers or to support Welsh businesses". (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Welsh bucket hats and Welsh umbrellas were the order of the day as the showcase of the very best of Welsh ad British agriculture got underway at the showground in Llanelwedd.
The Welsh Conservatives said a strong economy "delivers strong public services", but added "Labour has no plan to grow Wales’ economy, to get people into work, to boost wages for Welsh workers or to support Welsh businesses".
To celebrate the actor’s Welsh heritage, the pub was decorated like a cosy Welsh tavern, with a performance from the Brighton Welsh Male Voice Choir.
Although it was adopted from the Welsh “cwts” (the noun for both “kennel” and “cuddle”) into Welsh English, cwts found its way into Welsh from the Middle English “couche”, which meant “to put in place”.
Middle Welsh main Middle Welsh ( Cymraeg Canol main) is the label attached to the Welsh of the 12th to 14th centuries, of which much more remains than for any earlier period.
Sign promoting the learning of Welsh Welsh is now widely used in education, with 20% of all pupils in Wales being taught in Welsh-medium schools.
The Middle Welsh period is considered to have lasted from then until the 14th century, when the Modern Welsh period began, which in turn divided into Early and Late Modern Welsh.
The purpose of the federal structured college, spread out between all the universities of Wales, is to provide and also advance Welsh medium courses and Welsh medium scholarship and research in Welsh universities.
A quarter of a century ago there was one Welsh medium class – now the Welsh-speaking pupils number 110, compared to 100 English-only speaking pupils.
As a former Welsh Assembly Member and Welsh Deputy Minister I would have been happy to add my name to this letter.
A spokesperson for The Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards 2023 said: “Some of the most iconic stylists, beauticians and well-known salons got shortlisted in this year’s Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards, making it a really fierce competition.
A WELSH Government deputy minister who some had speculated would run to replace Mark Drakeford as Welsh Labour leader and first minister has ruled herself out of the race.
Chairman of the BDA's Welsh General Dental Practice Committee, Russell Gidney, said: "While there's uncertainty on the scale of the backlogs, what is clear is the Welsh government's response has been woefully inadequate.
Doyle said the success of Cymru reaching the football World Cup, when some players gave interviews in Welsh and the defiant Welsh-language folk song (Still Here) became one of the sounds of the tournament, had helped promote Cymraeg.
Head to Wal Restaurant for a slap of Welsh breakfast, which comes with Welsh leek sausages, black pudding, hash browns and all the trimmings you’d expect.
In February, Welsh Labour MS Lesley Griffiths said the Welsh government had updated its animal welfare licensing regulations and closed "loopholes relating to pet sales".
The Charter's main aim is to promote a strong Welsh ethos in school and to provide a range of enriching activities so the children enjoy learning Welsh.
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles has previously stated that schools have been telling the Welsh Government that vaping is a 'real issue' currently.
Welsh Water contributes more than £1bn to the Welsh economy each year while supporting more than 9,100 jobs across Wales.
Why Labour have been a disaster for the Welsh economy Paul Davies MS and Shadow Minister for the Economy argues that Labour have failed the Welsh economy.
Phrases with welsh
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with welsh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the welsh 90×
- welsh government 27×
- of welsh 18×
- in welsh 14×
- welsh language 14×
- and welsh 12×
- welsh and 12×
- welsh conservatives 6×
- welsh medium 6×
- with welsh 6×