ysgithr

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ysgythr

Etymology

Uncertain. Viredaz tentatively derives the word from a Proto-Celtic *skixtro-, from *skrixtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *skr̥̮p-tro-, from the zero-grade of *(s)kerp- (“to cut, harvest”) (with s-mobile) + *-trom (“instrumental suffix”). However, *(s)kerp- is otherwise absent in Celtic, in addition to all other derivatives lacking the s-mobile.[1]

Noun

ysgithr m (plural ysgithrau)

  1. tusk, fang, canine

Derived terms

  • ysgithredd m or f (“roughness”)
  • ysgithrog (“fanged”, adjective)
  • ysgithrol (“carnassial”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgithr
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgithr unchanged unchanged hysgithr

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

References

  1. ^ https://archive.ph/IQrfD

Further reading

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