penysgawn

Welsh

Etymology

pen (“head”) +‎ ysgawn (“light, dainty”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

penysgawn (feminine singular penysgawn, plural penysgawn, equative mor benysgawn, comparative mwy penysgawn, superlative mwyaf penysgawn)

  1. (South Wales, Glamorgan) alternative form of penysgafn (“dizzy, scatterbrained”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of penysgawn
radical soft nasal aspirate
penysgawn benysgawn mhenysgawn phenysgawn

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

Further reading

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