sglodyn

Welsh

pysgod a sglodion

Alternative forms

• ysglodyn

Etymology

Formerly the singulative of ysglod (“chips, splinters, shavings”) from older asglod, from Proto-Brythonic *asklọd, a suffixed derivative of Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɡlɔdɨ̞n/, [ˈsklɔdɨ̞n]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɡloːdɪn/, [ˈskloːdɪn], /ˈsɡlɔdɪn/, [ˈsklɔdɪn]

Noun

sglodyn m (plural sglodion or sglods, not mutable)

1. chip, splinter, shaving (of wood, stone etc.)
2. chip, French fry (fried strips of potato of square or rectangular cross-section)

   Synonyms: tsip, tsipsen

Further reading

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