ysgaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Brythonic, related to Cornish skaw, Middle Breton scau, modern Breton skav, but of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *skātu (“shadow”), which gave the similar Middle Welsh ysgawd (“shade”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈəsɡau̯/, [ˈəskau̯]

Noun

ysgaw f (singulative ysgawen)

  1. elder trees

Derived terms

  • blodau'r ysgaw (“elderflowers”)
  • caws ysgaw (“elder pith”)
  • eirin ysgaw (“elderberries”)
  • ffug-ysgaw (“false elder”)
  • gwin ysgaw (“elderberry wine”)
  • ysgaw Mair (“danewort, dwarf elder”)
  • ysgawennyn (“small elder tree”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgaw
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgaw unchanged unchanged hysgaw

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “skato”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

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