cyllell
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh kyllell from Proto-Brythonic *kullell (compare Cornish kollell, Breton kontell), from Latin cultellus.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬaɬ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɬɛɬ/, /ˈkɪɬɛθ/
- Rhymes: -əɬɛɬ
Noun edit
cyllell f (plural cyllyll or cylleill or cyllaill)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyllell | gyllell | nghyllell | chyllell |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyllell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies