ysgithrog

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ysgythrog, sgithrog, sgythrog

Etymology

From ysgithr +‎ -og.

Adjective

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

1. tusked, fanged

   Synonym: danheddog

2. rough, rugged

   Synonyms: garw, gerwin

3. craggy, jagged

   Synonyms: creigiog, pigiog

4. (of weather) severe, stormy

   Synonyms: llym, stormus

Related terms

• ysgithredd m or f (“ruggedness”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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