esgid

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped-skuH-t-, from *ped- (“foot”) + *(s)kewH- (“to cover”); the former component is cognate with English foot, and the latter with Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “skin, hide”). Direct cognate with Cornish eskis (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛsɡɪd/, [ˈɛskɪd]

Noun

esgid f (plural esgidiau)

1. shoe

   Mi gaeth o esgidiau rhedeg newydd cyn y ras.

   He got new running shoes before the race.

2. boot

Derived terms

• esgid ymarfer

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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