hysb

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hysb, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨsp, from Proto-Celtic *siskʷos. Doublet of sych.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɨ̞sb/, [hɨ̞sp]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hɪsb/, [hɪsb]
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞sb

Adjective

hysb (feminine singular hesb, plural hysbion, equative hysbed, comparative hysbach, superlative hysbaf, not mutable)

1. dry, dried up, exhausted (of water sources such as wells and springs)

   Synonyms: diffrwyth, sych

2. dry, not yielding milk (of cattle, sheep)
3. barren, sterile

   Synonym: diffrwyth

Usage notes

There is a tendency to use the feminine form hesb with masculine nouns because it is more common.

Derived terms

• hesbin (“teg, young ewe”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of hysb

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
hysb	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

References

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hysb”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hysb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies