chwedl

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Primitive Irish *skʷetlan (compare Old Irish scél), from Proto-Celtic *skʷetlom. If the Proto-Celtic word had descended directly into Welsh it would have become *ysbedl rather than chwedl.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 157: You must now specify a language code in 1=; alternatively, use the a= param of Template:IPA IPA(key): /χwɛdl/, [ˈχwɛdl̩ˠ]
  • Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 157: You must now specify a language code in 1=; alternatively, use the a= param of Template:IPA Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 157: You must now specify a language code in 1=; alternatively, use the a= param of Template:IPA Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 157: You must now specify a language code in 1=; alternatively, use the a= param of Template:IPA IPA(key): /χwɛdl/, [ˈχwɛdl̩]
    • Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 157: You must now specify a language code in 1=; alternatively, use the a= param of Template:IPA Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 157: You must now specify a language code in 1=; alternatively, use the a= param of Template:IPA IPA(key): /ˈχweːdɛl/, /ˈχwɛdɛl/, /ˈʍeːdɛl/, /ˈʍɛdɛl/

Noun

chwedl f (plural chwedlau, not mutable)

  1. story, tale, anecdote, legend

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chwedl unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

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