rhwyll

Welsh

Rhwyll yng Nghaer Amber

Rhwyll y crawcwellt (Tholera cespitis)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ʊi̯ɬ/
• Rhymes: -uːɨ̯ɬ

Noun

rhwyll f (plural rhwyllau)

1. grille, lattice

   Synonym: dellten

2. mesh
3. harness (of a loom)

Derived terms

• rhwyll bluog (“feathered Gothic, Tholera decimalis”)
• rhwyll map (“graticle”)
• rhwyll wehyddu (“weaving harness”)
• rhwyll wifrog (“wire mesh”)
• rhwyll y crawcwellt (“hedge rustic, Tholera cespitis”)
• rhwyll ymylog (“bordered Gothic, Heliophobus reticulata”)

Mutation

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

References

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