esgid
Welsh
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped-*skuH-t- [see Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos)].[1]Cognate with Cornish eskit/eskys.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛsɡɪd/, [ˈɛskɪd]
Noun
esgid f (plural esgidiau)
- shoe
- Mi gaeth o esgidiau rhedeg newydd cyn y ras.
- He got new running shoes before the race.
- boot
Derived terms
- esgid ymarfer
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
esgid | unchanged | unchanged | hesgid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- George Sherman Lane (1931), “Words for Clothing in the Principal Indo-European Languages”, in Language, volume 7, issue 3, Linguistic Society of America, DOI:, page 35 of 3‒44
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “esgid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies