siâp
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siâp m (plural siapiau, not mutable)
- shape
- Maen nhw'n dysgu'r siapiau gwahanol yn yr ysgol.
- They're learning the different shapes in school.
- (South Wales) (proper) order, (good) condition
- Does dim siâp arna i heddiw.
- I'm all over the place today.
- (literally, “There is no shape on me today.”)
Derived terms edit
- siapio (“to shape, to shape up, to hurry up”)
Further reading edit
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siâp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies