dôl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dol"

Welsh

FWOTD – 13 October 2022

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːl/
• Rhymes: -oːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dol, from Proto-Brythonic *dol.

Noun

dôl f (plural dolydd or dolau)

1. meadow
2. dale, valley
3. loop, ring

Derived terms

• dolen

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English dole.

Noun

dôl m (uncountable)

1. dole, unemployment benefit
   • 1978, “NCB”, Gary Melville (lyrics), Gary Beard (music), performed by Llygod Ffyrnig:

     Byw ar y dôl, rhyddid ffôl, dim ond silicosis sydd ar ôl.

     Living on the dole, senseless freedom, only silicosis is left.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dôl	ddôl	nôl	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.