cannwyll
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh canhwyll, from Old Welsh cannuill, from Proto-Brythonic *kantuɨll, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cantēlla, from Latin candēla. Compare Cornish kantol.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanʊɨ̯ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanʊi̯ɬ/
Noun[edit]
cannwyll f (plural canhwyllau)
- candle (light source)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cannwyll | gannwyll | nghannwyll | channwyll |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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- cy:Light sources
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