Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh cwmwl, from Proto-Brythonic *kuml, from Vulgar Latin *cumblus, from Latin cumulus (compare Cornish kommol, Breton koumoul).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cwmwl m (plural cymylau)

  1. cloud

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwmwl gwmwl nghwmwl chwmwl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

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