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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh hescenn, from Proto-Celtic *sex-skā, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Cognate with Cornish hesk, Breton hesk and Irish seisc.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /heːsɡ/, [heːsk]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɛsɡ/, [hɛsk]
- Rhymes: -ɛsɡ
Noun
[edit]hesg f (collective, singulative hesgen, not mutable)
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hesg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Rhymes:Welsh/ɛsɡ
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɛsɡ/1 syllable
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