gwisg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwesk, from Proto-Celtic *weskā, itself from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, clothe”).

Cognate with Latin vestis, English wear, Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti), Tocharian B wastsi, and Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).

In Celtic, compare Old Cornish guisc, Breton gwisk.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwiːsɡ/, [ɡwiːsk]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɪsɡ/, [ɡwɪsk]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɪʃɡ/, [ɡwɪʃk]
• Rhymes: -ɪsɡ

Noun

gwisg f (plural gwisgoedd)

1. dress, apparel, clothing
2. covering, husk

   Synonyms: cragen, crogen, cibyn

3. (anatomy) amnion

Derived terms

• gwisgo (“to dress, to wear, to clothe”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwisg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwisg	wisg	ngwisg	unchanged

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

Further reading

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