esgoriad

Welsh

Etymology

From esgori (“to give birth”) +‎ -iad.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈɡɔrjad/, [ɛsˈkɔrjad]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛsˈɡoːrjad/, /ɛsˈɡɔrjad/, [ɛsˈkoːrjad], [ɛsˈkɔrjad]

Noun

esgoriad m (plural esgoriadau)

1. birth, childbirth

   Synonyms: esgor, genedigaeth

Derived terms

• camesgoriad (“miscarriage”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of esgoriad

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
esgoriad	unchanged	unchanged	hesgoriad

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