pysgod

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pysgawd, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨskọd, borrowed from Latin piscātus, past participle of piscor (to fish), from piscis (fish). Originally a plural counterpart to pysg, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨsk (compare Cornish pysk, Breton pesk), which has however been displaced by the derived singulative pysgodyn.

Pronunciation

Noun

pysgod m (collective, singulative pysgodyn)

  1. fishes (plural)
  2. fish (as food)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pysgod
radical soft nasal aspirate
pysgod bysgod mhysgod physgod

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

References

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