disgybl
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh disgybyl, from Proto-Brythonic *dɨskɨbl, from Latin discipulus (“a pupil, learner”), from discō (“to learn”). Cognates include Cornish dyskybel, Scottish Gaelic deisciobal and English disciple.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪbl/, [ˈdɪskɪbl̩ˠ], /ˈdɪsɡɨ̞bl/, [ˈdɪskɨ̞bl̩ˠ]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪbl/, [ˈdɪskɪbl̩]
Usage notes[edit]
Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".
Noun[edit]
disgybl m (plural disgyblion)
Derived terms[edit]
- disgyblaeth f (“discipline”)
- disgyblu (“discipline”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| disgybl | ddisgybl | nisgybl | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||