ysgawn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh ysgavyn, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *skamos.

Adjective

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

  1. alternative form of ysgafn (“light”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Sanskrit स्कम्भ (skambha), Latin scamnum (“ridge of earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to hold up”).

Noun

ysgawn m (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of ysgafn (“haystack”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgawn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgawn unchanged unchanged hysgawn

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), “ysgawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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