codog

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh codawc. Analysable as cod (“pouch”) +‎ -og,

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔdɔɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːdɔɡ/, /ˈkɔdɔɡ/

Adjective

codog (feminine singular codog, plural codog, equative mor godog, comparative mwy codog, superlative mwyaf codog)

1. pouched, pouchy, podded

   Synonyms: llogellog, chwysigennog, pothellog

2. (figurative) rich, well-off

   Synonyms: cyfoethog, cefnog, cyfforddus

Further reading

• cwpan codog (“pouch cup mushroom”)
• ffugbys rhuddlas garw-godog (“Bithynian vetch”)
• gwymon codog bras (“knotted wrack”)
• gwymon codog mân (“bladderwrack”)
• morel ffug codog (“pouched false morel”)
• senna codog (“bladder senna”)
• suran godog (“bladder cherry, Chinese lantern”)

Noun

y godog f

1. common or wild sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)

   Synonym: gwŷg bendigaid

Mutation

Mutated forms of codog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
codog	godog	nghodog	chodog

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

Further reading

• Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎, retrieved 23 December 2025.
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “codog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies