moel

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See also: möl and m̄öl

English

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Etymology

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From Welsh moel (bare hill).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moel (plural moels)

  1. A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat.
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Estonian

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Noun

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moel

  1. adessive singular of mood

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh moel, from Old Welsh mail, from Proto-Brythonic *moɨl, from Proto-Celtic *mailos; cognate with Old Irish máel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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moel (feminine singular moel, plural moelion, equative moeled, comparative moelach, superlative moelaf)

  1. bald
  2. plain
  3. bare
  4. (of livestock) polled, hornless

Derived terms

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Noun

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moel f (plural moelydd)

  1. a bare, treeless mountain or hill

Mutation

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