twll

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh twll, from Proto-Brythonic *tull, from Proto-Celtic *tullos (“hollow”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewk- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Irish toll (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊɬ/

Noun

twll m (plural tyllau)

1. hole
2. burrow
3. mineshaft
4. puncture, hole, leak
5. (golf) cup

Derived terms

• awyrdwll (“airhole, vent”)
• ceudwll (“cavern, cavity”)
• mandwll, chwystwll (“pore”)
• pigdwll (“puncture”)
• trydwll (“holey, full of holes”)
• twll du (“black hole”)
• twll o le (“a dump”)
• twll tin (“arsehole”)
• tyllog (“perforated, porous”)
• tyllu (“to make a hole”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of twll

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twll	dwll	nhwll	thwll

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

References

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