chwysigen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh chuyssigen, an alteration (with the suffix -en) of Proto-Brythonic *guɨsig, from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwəˈsɪɡɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwəˈsiːɡɛn/, /χwəˈsɪɡɛn/

Noun

chwysigen f (plural chwysigod, not mutable)

1. blister

   Synonyms: pothell, swigen

2. bubble

   Synonyms: bwrlwm, swigen

3. (botany) bladder

   Synonym: swigen

4. (anatomy, botany) vesicle^[2]

   Synonym: swigen

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwysigen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
2. Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN