Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wedsk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (to lead, thrust, urge, press). Cognate with Irish fáisc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwasg f (plural gwasgau or gwasgoedd or gweisg)

  1. pressing, squeezing
  2. pressure, crush, weight, stress, heaviness, constriction, compression
  3. (figurative) adversity, distress, confinement, bondage, oppression
  4. press (for extracting juice)
    gwasg gawscheese press
  5. printing press
  6. waist, middle
  7. belt, girdle, truss, bodice

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwasg
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwasg wasg ngwasg unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • 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