twyll
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Latin tēla (“web”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /tuːɨ̯ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tʊi̯ɬ/
Noun
[edit]twyll m or f (plural twyllau)
Derived terms
[edit]- twyllo (“to deceive, to cheat”, verb)
- twyllodrus (“deceptive”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
twyll | dwyll | nhwyll | thwyll |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies