ysgall

Welsh

Etymology

Cf. Cornish askal, Breton askol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəsɡaɬ/, [ˈəskaɬ]

Noun

ysgall f (collective, singulative ysgallen)

1. thistles; also of other prickly plants and figuratively.

Derived terms

• marchysgall (“spear thistles”)
• ysgall Mair (“milk thistles”)
• ysgall sidan (“common poppy”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgall	unchanged	unchanged	hysgall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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