cosb
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *komskʷom. Cognate with Irish cosc (“restraint, prohibition”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /koːsb/, [ˌkʰoːsp]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɔsb/, [kʰɔsp]
- Rhymes: -ɔsb
Noun
cosb m or f (plural cosbau or cosbion)
- punishment, chastisement, penalty
- discipline, restraint
- revenge
- (figurative) chastiser
Derived terms
- cic gosb (“penalty kick”)
- gôl gosb (“penalty goal”)
- cosb marwolaeth (“death penalty”)
- cosbi (“to punish”)
- cosbol (“penal, punitive”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cosb | gosb | nghosb | chosb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cosb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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