gwasgod

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaskɔd/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English waistcoat, assimilated to etymology 2 as a waistcoat can be considered a type of covering or protection.

Noun

gwasgod f (plural gwasgodau)

  1. waistcoat
Derived terms
  • gwasgod gaeth f (“straitjacket”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh gwasgawd, gwasgaut, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoskọd, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-skātu. Cognate with Irish foscadh (“shelter; shade”). By surface analysis, go-, gwo-, gwa- (“under”) +‎ ysgod (“shade”).

Noun

gwasgod m (plural gwasgodau)

  1. shade, shadow
    Synonym: cysgod
  2. shelter, covering, protection

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwasgod wasgod ngwasgod unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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