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

Noun

tywyll m (usually uncountable, plural tywyllau)

  1. darkness
    Synonym: tywyllwch

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
tywyll dywyll nhywyll thywyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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