ysbigog

Welsh

Alternative forms

• sbigog

Etymology

From ysbig (“prick, spike”) +‎ -og.

Adjective

ysbigog (feminine singular ysbigog, plural ysbigog, equative mor ysbigog, comparative mwy ysbigog, superlative mwyaf ysbigog)

1. prickly, spiky

   Synonym: pigog

Derived terms

• coedfrwyn ysbigog (“spiked wood-rush”)
• helys ysbigog (“prickly saltwort”)
• hesg ysbigog (“prickly sedge”)
• mintys ysbigog (“spearmint”)
• myrdd-ddail ysbigog (“spiked water milfoil”)
• peiswellt ysbigog (“spiky fescue”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysbigog

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysbigog	unchanged	unchanged	hysbigog

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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