hugan
See also: hùgǎn
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from a diminutive of hug (“hooded cloak”), borrowed from Old French huque (“hooded cloak”), either directly or via Middle English huke.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌhɨ̞ɡan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhiːɡan/, /ˈhɪɡan/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞ɡan
Noun edit
hugan f (plural huganod, not mutable)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hucan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hug”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 13