ysgrifen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ysgriuen, from Old Welsh scribenn, from Proto-Brythonic *skriβenn, borrowed from Latin scrībendum.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /əsˈɡrɪvɛn/, [əsˈkrɪvɛn]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsɡrɪvɛn/, [ˈskrɪvɛn], /ˈsɡrɪvan/, [ˈskrɪvan]
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /əsˈɡrɪvɛn/, [əsˈkrɪvɛn]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsɡrɪvɛn/, [ˈskrɪvɛn]
• Rhymes: -ɪvɛn

Noun

ysgrifen f (plural ysgrifennau)

1. a writing, something written

Derived terms

• ysgrifenedig
• ysgrifennu
• ysgrifennydd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgrifen	unchanged	unchanged	hysgrifen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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