tywyll

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtəu̯.ɨ̞ɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtəu̯.ɪɬ/, /ˈtə.ʊi̯ɬ/
• Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ɬ

Adjective

tywyll (feminine singular tywell, plural tywyllion, equative tywylled, comparative tywyllach, superlative tywyllaf)

1. dark

   Mae hi'n dywyll yn yr ogof.

   It's dark in the cave.

Noun

tywyll m (usually uncountable, plural tywyllau)

1. darkness

   Synonym: tywyllwch

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tywyll	dywyll	nhywyll	thywyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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