petryal

Welsh

Alternative forms

• pedryal

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- (“fourfold”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛtˈrɨː.al/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛtˈriː.al/

Noun

petryal m (plural petryalau)

1. rectangle, oblong

   Synonym: hirsgwar

2. (archaic) square

   Synonym: sgwâr

Derived terms

• lleddfbetryal (“rhombus”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
petryal	betryal	mhetryal	phetryal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “petryal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies