erthyl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh erthyl, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrθɨl, from Proto-Celtic *ɸartilos, from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”). Cognate with Latin pariō (“to bear, to give birth”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛrθɨ̞l/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛrθɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɛrθɨ̞l

Noun

erthyl m (plural erthylod)

1. a miscarried foetus, an abortus
2. abortion

   Synonym: erthyliad

3. miscarriage

   Synonym: camesgoriad

Derived terms

• erthylydd, erthylwr (“arbortionist”)
• erthylu (“to abort, to bring to a premature end”)
• erthylus (“abortive, abortifactive”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of erthyl

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
erthyl	unchanged	unchanged	herthyl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.