cannwyll

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh canhwyll, from Old Welsh cannuill, from Proto-Brythonic *kantuɨll, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cantēlla, from Latin candēla. Compare Cornish kantol.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkanʊɨ̯ɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkanʊi̯ɬ/

Noun

cannwyll f (plural canhwyllau)

1. candle (light source)

Derived terms

• pryf y gannwyll (“moth”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cannwyll	gannwyll	nghannwyll	channwyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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