ysgol
Welsh
ysgol
ysgol
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəsɡɔl/, [ˈəskɔl]
- Rhymes: -əsɡɔl
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh yscol, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨskol, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).
Noun
ysgol f (plural ysgolion)
- school
- Bydd hi’n gadael yr ysgol yr haf ’ma i fynd i’r coleg.
- She will leave school this summer to go to college.
Synonyms
- athrofa
Derived terms
- prifysgol
- ysgol breswyl
- ysgol feithrin
- ysgol gyfun
- ysgol gynradd
- ysgol uwchradd
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh yscawl, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨskọl, from Latin scāla.
Noun
ysgol f (plural ysgolion)
- ladder
- Synonym: ystol (North Wales)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ysgol | unchanged | unchanged | hysgol |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies