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Welsh
Etymology
pwys (“weight”) + -ig
Pronunciation
Adjective
pwysig (feminine singular pwysig, plural pwysig, equative pwysiced, comparative pwysicach, superlative pwysicaf)
- important, weighty
1956, Plato, chapter 2, in Emrys Evans, transl., Y Wladwriaeth [The Republic], Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 2.377a, page 65:[…] dechreuad pob gwaith sydd bwysicaf […]- the beginning in every task is the chief thing
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Mutation
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Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pwysig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies