disgybl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh disgybyl, from Proto-Brythonic *dɨskɨbl, from Latin discipulus (“a pupil, learner”), from discō (“to learn”). Cognates include Cornish dyskybel, Scottish Gaelic deisciobal and English disciple.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪbl/, [ˈdɪskɪbl̩ˠ], /ˈdɪsɡɨ̞bl/, [ˈdɪskɨ̞bl̩ˠ]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪbl/, [ˈdɪskɪbl̩]

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".

Noun

disgybl m (plural disgyblion)

1. pupil, school student
2. disciple

Derived terms

• disgyblaeth f (“discipline”)
• disgyblu (“discipline”, verb)

 

Mutation

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