hesb
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Welsh
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hesb f (not mutable)
Adjective
[edit]hesb (feminine singular hesb, plural hysbion, equative hesbed, comparative hesbach, superlative hesbaf, not mutable)
- dry, dried up, exhausted (of water sources such as wells and springs)
- dry, not yielding milk (of cattle, sheep)
- barren, sterile
Usage notes
[edit]There is a tendency to use the feminine form hesb with masculine nouns because it is more common.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| hesb | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hesb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies