codog
Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh codawc. Analysable as cod (“pouch”) + -og,
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔdɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkoːdɔɡ/, /ˈkɔdɔɡ/
Adjective
codog (feminine singular codog, plural codog, comparative mwy codog, equative mor godog, superlative mwyaf codog)
- pouched, pouchy, podded
- Synonyms: llogellog, chwysigennog, pothellog
- (figurative) rich, well-off
- Synonyms: cyfoethog, cefnog, cyfforddus
Further reading
- cwpan codog (“pouch cup mushroom”)
- ffugbys rhuddlas garw-godog (“Bithynian vetch”)
- gwymon codog bras (“knotted wrack”)
- gwymon codog mân (“bladderwrack”)
- morel ffug codog (“pouched false morel”)
- senna codog (“bladder senna”)
- suran godog (“bladder cherry, Chinese lantern”)
Noun
y godog f
- common or wild sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)
- Synonym: gwŷg bendigaid
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| codog | godog | nghodog | chodog |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1], archived from the original on 29 September 2026.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “codog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies