pen-ôl gwraig Lot

Welsh

Etymology

A phrase comprising pen-ôl (“hind-quarters”, “arse”) + gwraig (“wife”) + Lot (“Lot”) = “Lot’s wife’s arse”, an irreverent reference to her being turned to a pillar of salt in Genesis 19:26.

Noun

pen-ôl gwraig Lot m (uncountable)

1. (humorous, singular only) salt

Synonyms

• (salt): halen (the standard term)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pen-ôl gwraig Lot	ben-ôl gwraig Lot	mhen-ôl gwraig Lot	phen-ôl gwraig Lot
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.