cigysydd

Welsh

Etymology

From cig (“meat”) +‎ ysydd (“devourer”). Calque of Latin carnivorus.

Noun

cigysydd m (plural cigysyddion)

  1. carnivore
    Synonym: cigysor
    Hyponym: prifysydd
    Coordinate terms: hollysydd (“omnivore”), llysysydd (“herbivore”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cigysydd gigysydd nghigysydd chigysydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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