ôl
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *olo- (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“alien, other”). Cognate with arall (“other”), Cornish ooll, and Old Irish ol (“because”); outside of Celtic, compare Proto-Slavic *olni (“last year”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- ar ôl (“after”)
- nôl (“fetch”)
- ôl troed (“footprint”)
- olaf (“last, final”)
- olynol (“consecutive”)
- tu ôl (“behind”)
- yn ôl (“back, backwards; ago; according to”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ôl | unchanged | unchanged | hôl |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298