gwyddbwyll

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨðbuɨll, from Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”). By surface analysis, gwŷdd (“trees, wood”) +‎ pwyll (“consideration, reason”). Compare Cornish gwydhbol, Breton gwezboell and also Irish ficheall, Scottish Gaelic fidhcheall, Manx feeal.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðbʊi̯ɬ/, /ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ/

Noun

gwyddbwyll f (uncountable)

  1. (historical) fidchell
  2. chess
    Synonym: sies

See also
Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
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brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwyddbwyll wyddbwyll ngwyddbwyll unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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