mantell

See also: Mantell

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mantellum (“cloak”), diminutive of mantum, of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mənˈteʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [manˈteʎ]
• Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

mantell m (plural mantells)

1. cloak (clothing)
2. (geology) mantle
3. (zoology) mantle

Further reading

• “mantell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “mantell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “mantell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle English

Noun

mantell

1. Alternative form of mantel

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin mantellum (“cloak”), diminutive of mantum, of Gaulish origin.

Noun

mantell f (plural mentyll)

1. mantle, cloak
2. (geology, zoology) mantle

Derived terms

• mantell dramor f (“painted lady (butterfly)”)
• mantell dywyll f (“achymist (moth)”)
• mantell Fair f (“lady's mantle”)
• mantell fapadeiniog f (“map (butterfly)”)
• mantell nwy f (“gas mantle”)
• mantell wen f (“white admiral butterfly”)
• y fantell goch f (“red admiral butterfly”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mantell	fantell	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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