cysgu

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Welsh

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Cysgu

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh kyscu, from Proto-Brythonic *kuskɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kuxsketi (compare Cornish koska, Breton kousket), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (compare Latin cubō (I recline)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cysgu (first-person singular present cysgaf)

  1. (intransitive) sleep (rest in state of reduced consciousness)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cysgu gysgu nghysgu chysgu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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