camlas

Welsh

Etymology

cam (“crooked; false”) +‎ glas (“stream”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkamlas/
• Rhymes: -amlas

Noun

camlas f (plural camlesi or camlasau or camlesydd)

1. canal
2. (obsolete) ditch, channel, inlet

Derived terms

• Ardal y Gamlas (“Canal Zone”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
camlas	gamlas	nghamlas	chamlas
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), “camlas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies