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esgid.

shoe

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛsɡɪd/[ˈɛskɪd]

  1. shoe

    feminine
    Mi gaeth o esgidiau rhedeg newydd cyn y ras.

  2. boot

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped-skuH-t-, from *ped- (“foot”) + *(s)kewH- (“to cover”); the former component is cognate with English foot, and the latter with Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “skin, hide”). Direct cognate with Cornish eskis (“shoe”).

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