ysgub
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh ysgub, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨskʉb, from Latin scōpa.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡɨ̞b/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡɪb/
Noun
editysgub f (plural ysgubau)
Derived terms
edit- ysgub blu (“feather duster”)
- ysgubell (“brush, broom”)
- ysgubo (“to sweep”)
- ysgubol (“sweeping”)
- ysgubor (“barn, granary”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ysgub | unchanged | unchanged | hysgub |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |