gwasg

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *wedsk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead, thrust, urge, press”). Cognate with Irish fáisc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwasɡ/, [ɡwask] Rhymes: -asɡ === Noun === gwasg f (plural gwasgau or gwasgoedd or gweisg) pressing, squeezing pressure, crush, weight, stress, heaviness, constriction, compression (figurative) adversity, distress, confinement, bondage, oppression press (for extracting juice) gwasg gaws ― cheese press printing press waist, middle belt, girdle, truss, bodice ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies