Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

English whistle +‎ -en, cf. English whistler (whistling marmot).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈχwɪstl/, [ˈχwɪstl̩]

Noun edit

chwistl f (collective, singulative chwistlen, not mutable)

  1. (obsolete) shrews (Soricidae spp.)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chwistl unchanged unchanged unchanged

References edit

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwistl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies