hysb

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hysb, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨsp, from Proto-Celtic *siskʷos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɨ̞sb/, [hɨ̞sp]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hɪsb/, [hɪsb]
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞sb

Adjective

hysb (feminine singular hesb, plural hysbion, equative hysbed, comparative hysbach, superlative hysbaf, not mutable)

1. dry, dried up, exhausted (of water sources such as wells and springs)
2. dry, not yielding milk (of cattle, sheep)
3. barren, sterile

Usage notes

There is a tendency to use the feminine form hesb with masculine nouns because it is more common.

Derived terms

• hesbin (“teg, young ewe”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
hysb	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

References

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