ceiliog

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keilyawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₁- (“call”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ceiliog m (plural ceiliogod or ceiliogau)

  1. cock, cockerel, rooster
  2. the male of any bird species
  3. (figurative) plucky person
  4. (figurative) weathercock
  5. cock (of gun)
  6. clevis, plough-cock
  7. snack taken by quarrymen way to work

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceiliog geiliog ngheiliog cheiliog
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), “ceiliog, ceilog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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