sbectol

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ysbectol, sbectal, ysbectal, sbectacl, ysbectacl

Etymology

Borrowed from English spectacles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsbɛktɔl/, [ˈspɛktɔl]

Noun

sbectol f (plural sbectolau or sbectols, not mutable)

1. (a pair of) glasses, spectacles

   Synonyms: glasys, gwydrau

Usage notes

The singular refers to a pair of spectacles. The plural refers to multiple pairs.

Derived terms

• sbectol haul, sbectol ddu, sbectol dywyll (“sunglasses”)
• sbectol hen ŵr, sbectol mam-gu, sbectol nain (“annual honesty, Lunaria annua”)
• sbectolog (“bespectacled”)
• tanagr sbectol ddu (“black-goggled tanager”)
• tanagr sbectol felen (“lemon-browed tanager”)

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “glass”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “spectacle”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sbectol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “sbectol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies