gôl gosb

Welsh

Noun

gôl gosb f (plural goliau gosb)

1. (rugby, soccer) penalty goal

Usage notes

• Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gôl gosb	unchanged△	ngôl gosb	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