cysegr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyssegyr (“sanctuary”), from Proto-Brythonic *kusegr (noun), from Latin cōnsecrō (“I consecrate”).

Noun

cysegr f (plural cysegrau)

1. sanctuary

Adjective

cysegr (feminine singular cysegr, plural cysegr, equative mor gysegr, comparative mwy cysegr, superlative mwyaf cysegr)

1. holy, sacred

   y gysegr' sancteiddiaf

   the holy of holies

Derived terms

• cysegru (“to consecrate”)
• cysegrfa, cysegrfan (“sanctuary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cysegr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cysegr	gysegr	nghysegr	chysegr

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), “cysegr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies