ceiliog

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ceilog

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keilyawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₁- (“call”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ljɔɡ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯lɔɡ/, /ˈkiːlɔɡ/

Noun

ceiliog m (plural ceiliogod or ceiliogau)

1. rooster, cockerel
   1. (figuratively) plucky person
   2. weathercock
2. cock (of gun); clevis of a plough
3. snack taken by quarrymen on their way to work

Derived terms

• ceiliog rhedyn m (“grasshopper”)
• gêm geiliog f (“cockfight”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceiliog	geiliog	ngheiliog	cheiliog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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