ysgall

Welsh

Etymology

Cf. Cornish askal, Breton askol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəsɡaɬ/, [ˈəskaɬ]

Noun

ysgall f (collective, singulative ysgallen)

1. thistles; also of other prickly plants and figuratively.

Derived terms

• marchysgall (“spear thistles”)
• ysgall Mair (“milk thistles”)
• ysgall sidan (“common poppy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgall

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgall	unchanged	unchanged	hysgall

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

References

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