cig
See also: çiğ
English
Etymology
Clipping of cigarette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪɡ
- Homophone: sig
Noun
cig (plural cigs)
- (informal) Cigarette.
- 2023 September 22, HarryBlank, “Off Track”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
- "You can have my food," Brenda managed, "but at least leave me a pack of cigs, alright?"
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Clipping of cigarette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si/
Noun
cig f (plural cigs)
Romagnol
Etymology
Inherited from Latin caecus (“blind”) via /ɛː/ > /i/.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Southeastern Romagnol):
- (Borderline Romagnol):
- (San Marino): IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːɡ]
Adjective
cig m (San Marino)
References
- ^ Vitali, Daniele, Pioggia, Davide (2016) Dialetti romagnoli [Romagnol dialects] (in Italian), 2 edition, Verucchio: Pazzini Stampatore Editore srl, page 169
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kic, from Proto-Brythonic *kig (“meat”), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (“breast”); compare Breton kig (“meat”), Old Irish cích (“breast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiːɡ/
- Rhymes: -iːɡ
Noun
cig m (plural cigoedd)
- meat (animal flesh used as food)
Derived terms
- briwgig (“minced meat”)
- cig eidion (“beef”)
- cigog (“meaty”)
- cigydd (“butcher, shrike”)
- cigysol (“carnivorous”)
- cwpwrdd cig (“meat safe”)
- pelen gig (“meatball”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cig | gig | nghig | chig |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cig”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies