moel
English edit
Etymology edit
From Welsh moel (“bare hill”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moel (plural moels)
- A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Moel in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Noun edit
moel
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh moel, from Old Welsh mail, from Proto-Brythonic *moɨl, from Proto-Celtic *mailos; cognate with Old Irish máel.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /moːɨ̯l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɔi̯l/
Adjective edit
moel (feminine singular moel, plural moelion, equative moeled, comparative moelach, superlative moelaf)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
moel f (plural moelydd)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
moel | foel | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |