ysgub

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ysgub, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨskʉb, from Latin scōpa.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsɡɨ̞b/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsɡɪb/

Noun

ysgub f (plural ysgubau)

1. sheaf

Derived terms

• ysgub blu (“feather duster”)
• ysgubell (“brush, broom”)
• ysgubo (“to sweep”)
• ysgubol (“sweeping”)
• ysgubor (“barn, granary”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.