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Welsh
Etymology
From English shape.
Pronunciation
Noun
siâp m (plural siapiau, not mutable)
- shape
Maen nhw'n dysgu'r siapiau gwahanol yn yr ysgol.- They're learning the different shapes in school.
- (South Wales) (proper) order, (good) condition
Does dim siâp arna i heddiw.- I'm all over the place today.
- (literally, “There is no shape on me today.”)
Derived terms
- siapio (“to shape, to shape up, to hurry up”)
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siâp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies