ysgubor
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh yscubawr, from Old Welsh scipaur. By surface analysis, ysgub (“(wheat)sheaf”) + -or (compare Irish scioból).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈɡɨ̞bɔr/, [əsˈkɨ̞bɔr]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈɡiːbɔr/, [əsˈkiːbɔr], /əsˈɡɪbɔr/, [əsˈkɪbɔr]
Noun
editysgubor f (plural ysguboriau or ysguborau)
- barn, granary, farm building
- 1979, Get By In Welsh, quoted in They Thought You'd Say This
- Beth yw'r ysgubor ar ganol y cae?
- What's the barn in the middle of the field?
- 1979, Get By In Welsh, quoted in They Thought You'd Say This
Derived terms
edit- ysgubor ddegwm f (“tithing-barn”)
Descendants
edit- → English: skipper (“barn or shed to spend the night in”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ysgubor | unchanged | unchanged | hysgubor |
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), “ysgubor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies