ysgafn
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡavn/, [ˈəskavn]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡau̯n/, [ˈəskau̯n]
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Welsh ysgafn, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *skamos.
Adjective
editysgafn (feminine singular ysgafn, plural ysgeifn, equative ysgafned, comparative ysgafnach, superlative ysgafnaf)
- light (not heavy)
- Antonym: trwm
- light-footed, nimble
- lighthearted
- mild, gentle, subtle
- easy
- Synonym: hawdd
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPossibly related to Sanskrit स्कम्भ (skambha), Latin scamnum (“ridge of earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to hold up”).
Noun
editysgafn m or f (plural ysgafnau)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ysgafn | unchanged | unchanged | hysgafn |
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), “ysgafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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