twll
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh twll, from Proto-Brythonic *tull, from Proto-Celtic *tullos (“hollow”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewk- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Irish toll (“hole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʊɬ/
Noun
twll m (plural tyllau)
Derived terms
- awyrdwll (“airhole, vent”)
- ceudwll (“cavern, cavity”)
- gwell clwt na thwll (“something is better than nothing”, literally “better a rag than a hole”)
- mandwll, chwystwll (“pore”)
- pigdwll (“puncture”)
- trydwll (“holey, full of holes”)
- twll du (“black hole”)
- twll o le (“a dump”)
- twll tin (“arsehole”)
- twll yn ei gosyn (“disappointment”)
- tyllog (“perforated, porous”)
- tyllu (“to make a hole”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| twll | dwll | nhwll | thwll |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “twll”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies