gwisg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwesk, from Proto-Celtic *weskā, itself from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, clothe”).

Cognate with Latin vestis, English wear, Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti), Tocharian B wastsi, and Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).

In Celtic, compare Old Cornish guisc, Breton gwisk.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwiːsɡ/, [ɡwiːsk]
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwɪsɡ/, [ɡwɪsk]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwɪʃɡ/, [ɡwɪʃk]
  • Rhymes: -ɪsɡ

Noun

gwisg f (plural gwisgoedd)

  1. dress, apparel, clothing
  2. covering, husk
    Synonyms: cragen, crogen, cibyn
  3. (anatomy) amnion

Derived terms
  • gwisgo (“to dress, to wear, to clothe”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwisg wisg ngwisg 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), “gwisg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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