masg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mask.

Noun

masg m (genitive singular masga, plural masgan)

  1. mask
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scots mask (“infuse tea”)

Verb

masg (past mhasg, future masgaidh, verbal noun masgadh)

  1. brew, infuse, steep (of tea or malt)
    Synonym: tarraing
  2. (brewing) mash (of malt)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /masɡ/, [mask]
  • Rhymes: -asɡ

Etymology 1

From English mask.

Noun

masg m (plural masgiau)

  1. mask
    Synonym: mwgwd
  2. blinkers, blinders
    Synonyms: ffrwyn ddall, ffrwyn dywyll
Derived terms
  • masgiad (“masking”)
  • masgio (“to mask”)

Etymology 2

From English mask (“mesh”).

Noun

masg m (plural masgau)

  1. mesh
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of masg
radical soft nasal aspirate
masg fasg unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “blinkers”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “mask”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “mesh”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “masg”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “masg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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