gwäell
Welsh
Gwëyll
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Gwäell asgell aur (Sympetrum flaveolum)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwaː.ɛɬ/
- Rhymes: -aːɛɬ
Noun
gwäell f (plural gwëyll or gweill)
- knitting needle
- skewer
- darter (dragonfly in the genus Sympetrum)
Derived terms
- gweillen (“diminutive form”)
Related terms
- (knitting needle): gweu (“to knit”)
- (darter): gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwäell | wäell | ngwäell | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwäell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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