gefel
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *gabali (compare Cornish/Breton gevel), from *gabalā (“fork”); compare Old Irish gabul and Old English gafol (“fork”). More at gafael.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛvɛl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːvɛl/, /ˈɡɛvɛl/
Noun
editgefel f (plural gefeiliau)
Related terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gefel | efel | ngefel | unchanged |
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), “gefel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies