ysgafn

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡavn/, [ˈəskavn]
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡau̯n/, [ˈəskau̯n]

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh ysgafn, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *skamos.

Adjective

ysgafn (feminine singular ysgafn, plural ysgeifn, equative ysgafned, comparative ysgafnach, superlative ysgafnaf)

  1. light (not heavy)
    Antonym: trwm
  2. light-footed, nimble
  3. lighthearted
  4. mild, gentle, subtle
  5. easy
    Synonym: hawdd
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Sanskrit स्कम्भ (skambha), Latin scamnum (“ridge of earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to hold up”).

Noun

ysgafn m or f (plural ysgafnau)

  1. mow, stack, rick

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgafn unchanged unchanged hysgafn
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), “ysgafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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