sgìl
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɡɪl/, [skɪl]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪl
Noun
sgìl m (plural sgiliau, not mutable)
Quotations
- 2024 October 17, Record of the Children, Young People and Education Committee of the Welsh Parliament[1], archived from the original on 5 October 2025:
- Mae’r cwricwlwm yn cynnwys trosolygon sy’n dangos cynnydd yn y pedair sgìl — siarad, gwrando, darllen ac ysgrifennu, ac ar draws y lefelau o A1 i C2.
- The curriculum includes overviews that show progress in the four skills — speaking, listening, reading and writing, across the levels from A1 to C2.
Derived terms
- sgilgar (“skilful”)
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “skill”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sgìl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “sgìl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies