pwysig
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpʊɨ̯sɪɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpʊi̯sɪɡ/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯sɪɡ
Adjective edit
pwysig (feminine singular pwysig, plural pwysig, equative pwysiced, comparative pwysicach, superlative pwysicaf)
- important, weighty
- 1956, Plato, chapter 2, in Emrys Evans, transl., Y Wladwriaeth [The Republic], Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 2.377a, page 65:
- […] dechreuad pob gwaith sydd bwysicaf […]
- […] the beginning in every task is the chief thing […]
Derived terms edit
- hollbwysig (“all-important, crucial”)
- pwysigrwydd (“importance”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pwysig | bwysig | mhwysig | phwysig |
| 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), “pwysig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies