hysb
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh hysb, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨsp, from Proto-Celtic *siskʷos.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨ̞sb/, [hɨ̞sp]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɪsb/, [hɪsb]
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞sb
Adjective
[edit]hysb (feminine singular hesb, plural hysbion, equative hysbed, comparative hysbach, superlative hysbaf, not mutable)
- dry, dried up, exhausted (of water sources such as wells and springs)
- dry, not yielding milk (of cattle, sheep)
- barren, sterile
Usage notes
[edit]There is a tendency to use the feminine form hesb with masculine nouns because it is more common.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
hysb | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References
[edit]- 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
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞sb
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨ̞sb/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh adjectives
- Welsh non-mutable terms