ysgadan

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === sgadan, sgatarn, stenyn, ysgadain, ysgedyn === Etymology === Cognate with Irish scadán, Scottish Gaelic sgadan, Manx skeddan. All could be related to Old English sċeadd (modern English shad), along with Old Norse skata (“kind of fish”), but the ultimate origin of these words is obscure. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈɡadan/, [əsˈkadan] (South Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈɡa(ː)dan/, [əsˈka(ː)dan] Rhymes: -adan === Noun === ysgadan (plural, singular ysgadenyn m) (South Wales) herrings, Clupea harengus Synonym: penwaig ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgadan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies