cigydd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɡɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɡɪð/, /ˈkɪɡɪð/
Noun[edit]
cigydd m (plural cigyddion)
- butcher (one who slaughters animals for meat or sells meat)
- (figurative) butcher (a brutal or indiscriminate killer)
- (ornithology) shrike (cf. English butcherbird)[2]
Derived terms[edit]
- cigydd bach (“woodchat shrike”)
- cigydd cefngoch (“red-backed shrike”)
- cigydd glas (“lesser grey shrike”)
- cigydd mawr (“great grey shrike”)
- cigydd mygydog (“masked shrike”)
- cigydd pengoch (“woodchat shrike”)
- cigyddiaeth (“butchery”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cigydd | gigydd | nghigydd | chigydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cigydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 230-233