ceiliog

Welsh

Alternative forms

ceilog

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keilyawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₁- (“call”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯lɔɡ/, /ˈkiːlɔɡ/

Noun

ceiliog m (plural ceiliogod or ceiliogau)

cock, cockerel, rooster
the male of any bird species
(figurative) plucky person
(figurative) weathercock
cock (of gun)
clevis, plough-cock
snack taken by quarrymen way to work
playboy (slang)

Derived terms

ceiliog y gwair, ceiliog rhedyn (“grasshopper”)
ceiliog y gwynt (“weathercock”)
ceiliog ymladd (“fighting cock”)
gêm geiliog (“cockfight”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ceiliog*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceiliog	geiliog	ngheiliog	cheiliog

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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