cysgod

Welsh

Etymology

From cy- +‎ ysgod, from Middle Welsh (y)sgawd, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (compare English shadow). Cognate with Breton skeud, Cornish skeus, Irish scáth.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkəsɡɔd/, [ˈkʰəskɔd]
Rhymes: -əsɡɔd

Noun

cysgod m (plural cysgodion or cysgodau)

shadow, shade
Synonym: gwasgod
shelter

Derived terms

cysgodfa (“shady spot”)
cysgodi (“to shelter”)
cysgodlen (“awning”)
cysgodol, cysgodog (“shady”)
marchrawn y cysgod (“shade horsetail”)
tegeirian y cysgod (“Eurasian ghost orchid”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cysgod*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cysgod	gysgod	nghysgod	chysgod

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

References

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

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