sglodion

Welsh

pysgod a sglodion

Alternative forms

• ysglodion

Etymology

From older asglod pl (“chips, splinters, shavings”), from Proto-Brythonic *asklọd, a suffixed derivative of Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɡlɔdjɔn/, [ˈsklɔdjɔn]
• Rhymes: -ɔdjɔn

Noun

sglodion m (collective, singulative sglodyn, not mutable)

1. chips, splinters, shavings (of wood, stone etc.)
2. chips, French fries (fried strips of potato of square or rectangular cross-section)

   Synonyms: sglods, tsips

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sglodion”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies