Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From tag (choking, strangulation) +‎ -ell.

Noun edit

tagell f (plural tagellau or tagelli or tegyll)

  1. dewlap, wattle, jowl
  2. (fish anatomy) gill
    Synonyms: cragen, crogen
  3. (mycology) gill, lamella (on the cap of a mushroom)

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tagell dagell nhagell thagell
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), “tagell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies