kig
English
Noun
kig (plural kigs)
- Clipping of kigurumi.
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kig (“meat”), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (“breast”); compare Welsh cig (“meat”), Old Irish cích (“breast”).
Noun
kig m
Mutation
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| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | kig | gig | c'hig | unchanged |
| plural | kigoù | gigoù | c'higoù | unchanged |
Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish cic, from Proto-Brythonic *kig (“meat”), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (“breast”); compare Welsh cig (“meat”), Old Irish cích (“breast”).
Noun
kig m (plural kigyow)
Derived terms
- en kig eu kneus (“in the flesh”)
- kelyon kig (“bluebottles”)
- kig bewin (“beef”)
- kig davas (“mutton”)
- kig dens (“gum”)
- kig divynys (“minced meat”)
- kig leugh (“veal”)
- kig mogh (“pork, bacon”)
- kig mols (“mutton”)
- kig porhel (“pork”)
- kig yar (“chicken meat”)
- kigdebrer (“carnivore”)
- kiger (“butcher”)
- kigliw (“pink, flesh-coloured”)
- kigti (“butcher's shop”)
- kofen gig (“meat pasty”)
- pasti kig (“meat pasty”)
- sugen kig (“gravy, stock”)
- tregh kig (“steak”)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kig | gig | hig | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Danish
Verb
kig
- imperative of kigge