ysgithrog

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • ysgythrog, sgithrog, sgythrog

Etymology

From ysgithr +‎ -og.

Adjective

ysgithrog (feminine singular ysgithrog, plural ysgithrog, equative mor ysgithrog, comparative mwy ysgithrog, superlative mwyaf ysgithrog)

  1. tusked, fanged
    Synonym: danheddog
  2. rough, rugged
    Synonyms: garw, gerwin
  3. craggy, jagged
    Synonyms: creigiog, pigiog
  4. (of weather) severe, stormy
    Synonyms: llym, stormus
  • ysgithredd m or f (“ruggedness”)

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