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Welsh
Etymology
Uncertain. Viredaz tentatively derives the word from a Proto-Celtic *skixtro-, from *skrixtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *skr̥̮p-tro-, from the zero-grade of *(s)kerp- (“to cut, harvest”) (with s-mobile) + *-trom (“instrumental suffix”). However, *(s)kerp- is otherwise absent in Celtic, in addition to all other derivatives lacking the s-mobile.[1]
Noun
ysgithr m (plural ysgithrau)
- tusk, fang, canine
Derived terms
Mutation
References
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgithr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies