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Welsh
Etymology
cig (“meat”) + -ydd.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
cigydd m (plural cigyddion)
- butcher (one who slaughters animals for meat or sells meat)
- (figurative) butcher (a brutal or indiscriminate killer)
- (ornithology) shrike (cf. English butcherbird)[2]
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), “cigydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 230-233