ysgrifen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ysgriuen, from Old Welsh scribenn, from Proto-Brythonic *skriβenn, borrowed from Latin scrībendum.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əsˈɡrɪvɛn/, [əsˈkrɪvɛn]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɡrɪvɛn/, [ˈskrɪvɛn], /ˈsɡrɪvan/, [ˈskrɪvan]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əsˈɡrɪvɛn/, [əsˈkrɪvɛn]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɡrɪvɛn/, [ˈskrɪvɛn]
  • Rhymes: -ɪvɛn

Noun

ysgrifen f (plural ysgrifennau)

  1. a writing, something written

Derived terms

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

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