ysgogi

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *skok-, from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (to move quickly, jump) (see Proto-Germanic *skehaną, Proto-Slavic *skokъ).[1] Cognate with Breton skog (impact), diskogellañ (to make wobble or shift), Old Irish scuichid (stirs, shifts).

Verb[edit]

ysgogi (first-person singular present ysgogaf)

  1. to stir, to begin to move
  2. to activate, to stimulate, to impel

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

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