cysgod

Welsh

Etymology

From cy- +‎ ysgod, from Middle Welsh (y)sgawd, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (compare English shadow). Cognate with Breton skeud, Cornish skeus, Irish scáth.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkəsɡɔd/, [ˈkʰəskɔd]
  • Rhymes: -əsɡɔd

Noun

cysgod m (plural cysgodion or cysgodau)

  1. shadow, shade
    Synonym: gwasgod
  2. shelter

Derived terms
  • cysgodfa (“shady spot”)
  • cysgodi (“to shelter”)
  • cysgodlen (“awning”)
  • cysgodol (“shady”)
  • marchrawn y cysgod (“shade horsetail”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cysgod gysgod nghysgod chysgod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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