gwisg
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *gwesk, from Proto-Celtic *weskā, itself from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, clothe”).
Cognate with Latin vestis, English wear, Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti), Tocharian B wastsi, and Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).
In Celtic, compare Old Cornish guisc, Breton gwisk.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwiːsɡ/, [ɡwiːsk]
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwɪsɡ/, [ɡwɪsk]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwɪʃɡ/, [ɡwɪʃk]
- Rhymes: -ɪsɡ
Noun edit
gwisg f (plural gwisgoedd)
Derived terms edit
- gwisgo (“to dress, to wear, to clothe”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwisg | wisg | ngwisg | 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), “gwisg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies