ysgol

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəsɡɔl/, [ˈəskɔl]
• Rhymes: -əsɡɔl

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh yscol, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨskol, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Noun

ysgol f (plural ysgolion)

1. school

   Bydd hi’n gadael yr ysgol yr haf ’ma i fynd i’r coleg.

   She will leave school this summer to go to college.

Synonyms

• athrofa

Derived terms

• prifysgol
• ysgol breswyl
• ysgol feithrin
• ysgol gyfun
• ysgol gynradd
• ysgol uwchradd

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh yscawl, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨskọl, from Latin scāla.

Alternative forms

• ystol (North Wales)

Noun

ysgol f (plural ysgolion)

1. ladder

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgol

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgol	unchanged	unchanged	hysgol

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

Further reading

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