gôl gosb

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Welsh

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Noun

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gôl gosb f (plural goliau gosb)

  1. (rugby, soccer) penalty goal

Usage notes

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  • Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gôl gosb unchanged ngôl gosb unchanged
Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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