pabell
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from the plural pebyll, from Middle Welsh pebyll sg, from Proto-Brythonic *pėbɨll, from Vulgar Latin păpiliō, from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”). Cognate with Old Irish pupall (whence Irish puball, Scottish Gaelic pùball).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpabɛɬ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpabaɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpaːbɛɬ/, /ˈpabɛɬ/
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pabell | babell | mhabell | phabell |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pabell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ They Thought You'd Say This