esgeulus

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh ysgaelus.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛsˈɡeɨ̯lɨ̞s/, [ɛsˈkeɨ̯lɨ̞s]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛsˈɡei̯lɪs/, [ɛsˈkei̯lɪs]

Adjective

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

  1. careless, inattentive, negligent
    Synonyms: diofal, difater, difraw, llac
  2. unimportant, negligible, insignificant
    Synonyms: dibwys, digyfrif, diystyr, diwerth, dibris

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of esgeulus
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
esgeulus unchanged unchanged hesgeulus

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “esgeulus”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “esgeulus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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