gôl

See also: gol, gól, göl, and Gol

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal. Doublet of gâl (“goal”, obsolete).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːl/
• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

gôl f (plural goliau)

1. (sports, games) goal
2. aim, prize, destination

Usage notes

• Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y); however, any adjective that modifies gôl mutates as it normally would (e.g. y gôl gyntaf (“the first goal”)). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.

Derived terms

• gôl adlam (“drop-goal”)
• gôl gosb (“penalty goal”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gôl	unchanged△	ngôl	unchanged
△Irregular.
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), “gôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies