sbêc

See also: sbec

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sbeːk/, [speːk]
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English spake.

Noun

sbêc m or f (plural sbêcs, not mutable)

  1. (mining) spake (type of wagon for carrying workmen in a colliery)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from sbecian (“to peep”).

Noun

sbêc m (not mutable)

  1. alternative form of sbec (“glimpse”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

sbêc (feminine singular sbêc, plural sbêc, equative mor sbêc, comparative mwy sbêc, superlative mwyaf sbêc, not mutable)

  1. alternative form of smêc (“smart, stylish”)

Further reading

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