hirgoes

Welsh

Etymology

hir (long) +‎ coes (leg).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hirgoes (feminine singular hirgoes, plural hirgoes, equative hirgoesed, comparative hirgoesach, superlative hirgoesaf, not mutable)

  1. long-legged
    Antonym: byrgoes

Derived terms

  • arianllys hirgoes (Alpine silverwort)
  • bwncath hirgoes (long-legged buzzard)
  • corhedydd hirgoes (long-legged pipit)
  • cwtiad hirgoes (long-legged plover)
  • cwtyn hirgoes, cwtyn hirgoes adeinddu, cwynydd hirgoes (black-winged stilt)
  • dyfrllys hirgoes (long-stalked pondweed)
  • llygwyn hirgoes (long-stalked orache)
  • pibydd hirgoes (stilt sandpiper)
  • pig-yr-aran hirgoes (long-stalked cranesbill)
  • rêp hirgoes (long-stalked rape)

Noun

hirgoes m (plural hirgoesau, not mutable)

  1. Recurvirostridae (a taxonomic family of birds composed of stilts and avocets)
  2. stilt, a bird of genus Himantopus or Cladorhynchus
    1. especially the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
      Synonyms: hirgoes adeinddu, cwtyn hirgoes, cwtyn hirgoes adeinddu, cwynydd hirgoes

Derived terms

  • hirgoes adeinddu (black-winged stilt)
  • hirgoes Awstralia (Australian stilt)
  • hirgoes crymanbig (ibis bill)
  • hirgoes cynffonddu (black-tailed stilt)
  • hirgoes gyddfddu (black-necked stilt)
  • hirgoes Hawaii (Hawaiian stilt)
  • hirgoes Seland Newydd (New Zealand stilt)
  • hirgoes Sri Lanka (Sri Lankan stilt)
  • hirgoes torchog (banded stilt)
  • hirgoes y Penrhyn (South African stilt)
  • cambig (avocet)

Further reading

  • Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1], retrieved 13 Sept 2025.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hirgoes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies