sgrechian

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • sgrechain, ysgrechian, sgrechain, ysgrechan, sgrechu, ysgrechu, ysgrechio

Etymology

sgrech (“scream, screech”) +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɡrɛχjan/, [ˈskrɛχjan]
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɡrɛχjan/, [ˈskrɛχjan]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɡreːχan/, [ˈskreːχan], /ˈsɡrɛχan/, [ˈskrɛχan], /ˈsɡreːχɛn/, [ˈskreːχɛn], /ˈsɡrɛχɛn/, [ˈskrɛχɛn]

Verb

sgrechian (first-person singular present sgrechiaf, not mutable)

  1. to scream, to screech, to yell, to cry

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sgrechian”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sgrechian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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