gwasg
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *wedsk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead, thrust, urge, press”). Cognate with Irish fáisc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gwasg f (plural gwasgau or gwasgoedd or gweisg)
- pressing, squeezing
- pressure, crush, weight, stress, heaviness, constriction, compression
- (figurative) adversity, distress, confinement, bondage, oppression
- press (for extracting juice)
- gwasg gaws ― cheese press
- printing press
- waist, middle
- belt, girdle, truss, bodice
Derived terms edit
- gwasg argraffu f (“printing press”)
- gwasg win f (“wine press”)
- llinyn gwasg m (“waistband”)
Related terms edit
- gwasgu (“to press, to squeeze”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwasg | wasg | ngwasg | unchanged |
| 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), “gwasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies