chwysigen
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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh chuyssigen, an alteration (with the suffix -en) of Proto-Brythonic *guɨsig, from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwəˈsɪɡɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χwəˈsiːɡɛn/, /χwəˈsɪɡɛn/
Noun
chwysigen f (plural chwysigod, not mutable)
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwysigen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN