Welsh edit

Etymology edit

ceg +‎ du

Adjective edit

cegddu (feminine singular cegddu, plural cegddu, not comparable)

  1. black-mouthed
  2. (figurative) slanderous

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

cegddu m (plural cegdduon)

  1. hake

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cegddu gegddu nghegddu chegddu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cegddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies