ysgithr
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUncertain. Viredaz tentatively derives the word from a Proto-Celtic *skixtro-, from *skrixtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *skr̥̮p-tro-, from the zero-grade of *(s)kerp- (“to cut, harvest”) (with s-mobile) + *-trom (“instrumental suffix”). However, *(s)kerp- is otherwise absent in Celtic, in addition to all other derivatives lacking the s-mobile.[1]
Noun
editysgithr m (plural ysgithrau)
Derived terms
edit- ysgithredd m or f (“roughness”)
- ysgithrog (“fanged”, adjective)
- ysgithrol (“carnassial”, adjective)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ysgithr | unchanged | unchanged | hysgithr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editFurther reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgithr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies