ysgogol
Welsh
Etymology
From ysgogi (“to move”) + -ol.
Adjective
ysgogol (feminine singular ysgogol, plural ysgogol, not comparable)
- motive, causing motion
- (figurative) motivating
- Synonyms: cymhellol, symbylol
- (figurative) motivating
- mobile, in motion
Derived terms
- hunanysgogol (“automatic”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgogol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies