ysgar

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəsɡar/, [ˈəskar]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ysgaru (“to separate”).

Noun

ysgar m or f (plural ysgaroedd or ysgarion)

1. separation, split

   Synonyms: gwahaniad, rhaniad, hollt

2. (law) divorce

   Synonyms: ysgariad, ysgar priodas

3. departure

   Synonym: ymdawiad

Derived terms

• ysgar priodas (“divorce”)
• barn ysgar (“decree of divorce”)

Adjective

ysgar (feminine singular ysgar, plural ysgar, not comparable)

1. separate, separated, set apart

   Synonyms: gwahanedig, rhanedig, neilltuedig

2. (law) divorced

   Synonym: ysgaredig

Derived terms

• lluglys ysgar (“red campion”, literally “separated campion”)

Verb

ysgar (first-person singular present ysgaraf)

1. Alternative form of ysgaru (“to separate”).

Etymology 2

Noun

ysgar m or f (plural ysgaraint)

1. Alternative form of esgar (“enemy, foe”).

Etymology 3

Noun

ysgar m or f (plural ysgyrion or ysgyron)

1. Alternative form of ysgwr (“spear, lance”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgar	unchanged	unchanged	hysgar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.