gwisg

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwesk, from Proto-Celtic *weskā, itself from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, clothe”).

Cognate with Latin vestis, English wear, Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti), Tocharian B wastsi, and Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).

In Celtic, compare Old Cornish guisc, Breton gwisk.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwiːsɡ/,
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɪsɡ/,
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɪʃɡ/,
Rhymes: -ɪsɡ

Noun

gwisg f (plural gwisgoedd)

dress, apparel, clothing
covering, husk
Synonyms: cragen, crogen, cibyn
(anatomy) amnion

Derived terms

gwisgo (“to dress, to wear, to clothe”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwisg	wisg	ngwisg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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