Pont-y-pŵl
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From pont (“bridge”) + y (“(of the)”) + English pool. (The word pŵl refers to the game of pool or to a pool in gambling, not to a pool of water, which is pwll.)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Pont-y-pŵl f
Descendants edit
- English: Pontypool
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Pont-y-pŵl | Bont-y-pŵl | Mhont-y-pŵl | Phont-y-pŵl |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |