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Welsh
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)
- cock, cockerel, rooster
- the male of any bird species
- (figurative) plucky person
- (figurative) weathercock
- cock (of gun)
- clevis, plough-cock
- snack taken by quarrymen way to work
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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