hafgysgu

Welsh

Malwod Theba pisana yn hafgysgu ar byst ffens yn Awstralia

Etymology

haf (summer) + cysgu (to sleep)

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /havˈɡəsɡɨ̞/, [havˈɡəskɨ̞]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /havˈɡəsɡi/, [havˈɡəski]

Verb

hafgysgu (first-person singular present hafgysgaf, not mutable)

  1. aestivate
    Prin yw’r mamaliaid sy’n hafgysgu.
    There are few mammals that aestivate.

Conjugation

Coordinate terms

  • hafgwsg (aestivation)
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