ysgubor

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • sgubor

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yscubawr, from Old Welsh scipaur. By surface analysis, ysgub (“(wheat)sheaf”) +‎ -or (compare Irish scioból).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈɡɨ̞bɔr/, [əsˈkɨ̞bɔr]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈɡiːbɔr/, [əsˈkiːbɔr], /əsˈɡɪbɔr/, [əsˈkɪbɔr]

Noun

ysgubor f (plural ysguboriau or ysguborau)

  1. barn, granary, farm building
    • 1979, Get By In Welsh, quoted in They Thought You'd Say This
      Beth yw'r ysgubor ar ganol y cae?
      What's the barn in the middle of the field?

Derived terms
  • ysgubor ddegwm f (“tithing-barn”)

Descendants
  • → English: skipper (“barn or shed to spend the night in”)

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

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