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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wedsk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead, thrust, urge, press”). Cognate with Irish fáisc.
Pronunciation
Noun
gwasg f (plural gwasgau or gwasgoedd or gweisg)
- pressing, squeezing
- pressure, crush, weight, stress, heaviness, constriction, compression
- (figurative) adversity, distress, confinement, bondage, oppression
- press (for extracting juice)
- gwasg gaws ― cheese press
- printing press
- waist, middle
- belt, girdle, truss, bodice
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies