cwsg
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Cornish cusk, Breton kousk.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kuːsɡ/, [kʰuːsk]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kʊsɡ/, [kʰʊsk]
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- Rhymes: -ʊsɡ
Noun
[edit]cwsg m (plural cysgau)
Derived terms
[edit]- apnoea cwsg (“sleep apnoea”)
- cerdded yn eich cwsg (“sleep walk”)
- colli cwsg (“sleep deprivation”)
- cysglyd (“sleepy”)
- cysgu (“to sleep”)
- cysgwr (“sleeper”)
- di-gwsg (“sleepless”)
- dynad cwsg (“red dead-nettle”)
- gaeafgwsg (“hibernation”)
- llygad cwsg (“opium poppy”)
- llysiau'r cwsg (“opium poppy”)
- siarad yn eich cwsg (“sleep talk”)
Verb
[edit]cwsg
- (literary) third-person singular present/future of cysgu
- (literary) second-person singular imperative of cysgu
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cwsg | gwsg | nghwsg | chwsg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwsg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies