gwasgod

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English waistcoat, assimilated to etymology 2 as a waistcoat can be considered a type of covering or protection.

Noun

gwasgod f (plural gwasgodau)

  1. waistcoat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh gwasgawd, gwasgaut, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoskọd, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-skātu. Cognate with Irish foscadh (“shelter; shade”). By surface analysis, go-, gwo-, gwa- (“under”) +‎ ysgod (“shade”).

Noun

gwasgod m (plural gwasgodau)

  1. shade, shadow
    Synonym: cysgod
  2. shelter, covering, protection

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwasgod
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwasgod wasgod ngwasgod unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwasgod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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