siâp
Welsh
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsiâp 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
editR. 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