banadl

Welsh

Banadl

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *banadl, from Proto-Celtic *banatlom. Cognate with Cornish banadhel and Breton balan.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbanadl/, [ˈbanadl̩]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbanal/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈba(ː)nadl/, [ˈba(ː)nadl̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈba(ː)nal/

Noun

banadl f (collective, singulative banhadlen)

1. broom (shrub of the family Fabaceae; in particular common broom, Cytisus scoparius)

Derived terms

• gorfanadl, caldrist y banadl (“broomrape”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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