cigydd

Welsh

Etymology

cig (“meat”) +‎ -ydd.[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɡɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɡɪð/, /ˈkɪɡɪð/

Noun

cigydd m (plural cigyddion)

butcher (one who slaughters animals for meat or sells meat)
(figurative) butcher (a brutal or indiscriminate killer)
(ornithology) shrike (cf. English butcherbird)[2]

Derived terms

cigydd bach (“woodchat shrike”)
cigydd cefngoch (“red-backed shrike”)
cigydd glas (“lesser grey shrike”)
cigydd mawr (“great grey shrike”)
cigydd mygydog (“masked shrike”)
cigydd pengoch (“woodchat shrike”)
cigyddiaeth (“butchery”)

Mutation

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References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cigydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Peter Hayman; Rob Hume (2004), Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop, Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 230-233

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