siâp
See also: siap and siąp
Welsh
Etymology
From English shape.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaːp/
Noun
siâp m (plural siapiau, not mutable)
- shape
- Maen nhw'n dysgu'r siapiau gwahanol yn yr ysgol.
- They're learning the different shapes in school.
- (South Wales) (proper) order, (good) condition
- Does dim siâp arna i heddiw.
- I'm all over the place today. (literally, "There is no shape on me today.")
Derived terms
- siapio (“to shape, to shape up, to hurry up”)
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siâp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies