teulu
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *tegoslougom, from Proto-Celtic *tegos (“house”) + Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troup, army”), equivalent to tŷ + llu. Compare Cornish teylu, Irish teaghlach, Scottish Gaelic teaghlach, Manx lught thie.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈteɨ̯lɨ̞/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtei̯li/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtiːli/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯lɨ
Noun edit
teulu m (plural teuluoedd)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| teulu | deulu | nheulu | theulu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||