gwisg
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editgwisg f (plural gwisgoedd)
Derived terms
edit- gwisgo (“to dress, to wear, to clothe”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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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
Categories:
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes- (dress)
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɪsɡ
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɪsɡ/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh feminine nouns
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