ceiliog
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh keilyawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₁- (“call”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯lɔɡ/, /ˈkiːlɔɡ/
Noun edit
ceiliog m (plural ceiliogod or ceiliogau)
- cock, cockerel, rooster
- the male of any bird species
- (figurative) plucky person
- (figurative) weathercock
- cock (of gun)
- clevis, plough-cock
- snack taken by quarrymen way to work
Derived terms edit
- ceiliog y gwair, ceiliog rhedyn (“grasshopper”)
- ceiliog y gwynt (“weathercock”)
- ceiliog ymladd (“fighting cock”)
- gêm geiliog (“cockfight”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ceiliog | geiliog | ngheiliog | cheiliog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceiliog, ceilog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies