ysgaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Brythonic, related to Cornish skaw, Middle Breton scau, modern Breton skav, but of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *skātu (“shadow”), which gave the similar Middle Welsh ysgawd (“shade”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈəsɡau̯/, [ˈəskau̯]

Noun

ysgaw pl (singulative ysgawen)

  1. elder trees

Derived terms
  • blodau'r ysgaw (“elderflowers”)
  • caws ysgaw (“elder pith”)
  • eirin ysgaw (“elderberries”)
  • ffug-ysgaw (“false elder”)
  • gwin ysgaw (“elderberry wine”)
  • ysgaw Mair (“danewort, dwarf elder”)
  • ysgawennyn (“small elder tree”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgaw unchanged unchanged hysgaw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “skato”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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