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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh hysb, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨsp, from Proto-Celtic *siskʷos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hysb (feminine singular hesb, plural hysbion, equative hysbed, comparative hysbach, superlative hysbaf, not mutable)
- dry, dried up, exhausted (of water sources such as wells and springs)
- dry, not yielding milk (of cattle, sheep)
- barren, sterile
Usage notes
There is a tendency to use the feminine form hesb with masculine nouns because it is more common.
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hysb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies