sglodion

Welsh
pysgod a sglodion

Alternative forms
  • ysglodion

Etymology

From older asglod pl (“chips, splinters, shavings”), from Proto-Brythonic *asklọd, a suffixed derivative of Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɡlɔdjɔn/, [ˈsklɔdjɔn]
  • Rhymes: -ɔdjɔn

Noun

sglodion m pl (singulative sglodyn, not mutable)

  1. chips, splinters, shavings (of wood, stone etc.)
  2. chips, French fries (fried strips of potato of square or rectangular cross-section)
    Synonyms: sglods, tsips

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