hafgwsg

Welsh

Etymology

haf (“summer”) +‎ cwsg (“sleep”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhavɡʊsɡ/, [ˈhavɡʊsk]

Noun

hafgwsg m (plural hafgysgau, not mutable)

  1. (biology) estivation

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Mutation

Mutated forms of hafgwsg
radical soft nasal aspirate
hafgwsg unchanged unchanged unchanged

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “aestivation”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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