tywyll

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtəu̯.ɨ̞ɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtəu̯.ɪɬ/, /ˈtə.ʊi̯ɬ/
• Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ɬ

Adjective

tywyll (feminine singular tywell, plural tywyllion, equative tywylled, comparative tywyllach, superlative tywyllaf)

1. dark

   Mae hi'n dywyll yn yr ogof.

   It's dark in the cave.

2. (phonology) close, high (of vowel)

   Synonym: caeedig

Derived terms

• ffrwyn dywyll (“blinkers”)
• mater tywyll (“dark matter”)
• tywyllu (“to darken”)
• pendywyll (“dark-headed”)

Noun

tywyll m (usually uncountable, plural tywyllau)

1. darkness

   Synonym: tywyllwch

Mutation

Mutated forms of tywyll

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tywyll	dywyll	nhywyll	thywyll

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

Further reading

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