awel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Semantic loan from French; see wel.
Pronunciation edit
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Interjection edit
awel
- (Belgium) well
- Awel meneer, aan uw vraag zie ik wel dat ge slecht op de hoogte zijt. ― Well, sir, your question tells me that you are ill-informed.
References edit
- W. de Vreese (1899), Gallicismen in het Zuidnederlandsch, Gent
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ahwal, from Proto-Germanic *ahwalaz (“fork, hook”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
awel, āwel m
Declension edit
- Short vowel
Declension of awel (strong a-stem)
- Long vowel
Declension of āwel (strong a-stem)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh awel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel, from Proto-Celtic *awelā (“breeze, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁eleh₂, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Compare Cornish awel and Breton avel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
awel f (plural awelon)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
awel | unchanged | unchanged | hawel |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |