diawl
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
- jawl (reflecting the colloquial pronunciation)
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh diawl, dieuyl, from Proto-Brythonic *diaβl (compare Breton diaoul, Cornish dyowl) borrowed from Vulgar Latin *diablus, from Ecclesiastical Latin or Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Doublet of diafol.
Pronunciation edit
- (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /djau̯l/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒau̯l/
- Rhymes: -au̯l
Noun edit
diawl m (plural diawliaid or diefyl)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
diawl | ddiawl | niawl | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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