ôl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olo- (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“alien, other”). Cognate with arall (“other”), Cornish ooll, and Old Irish ol (“because”); outside of Celtic, compare Proto-Slavic *olni (“last year”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

ôl m (plural olion or olau)

  1. track, trace
  2. mark, residue
  3. back, rear

Derived terms
  • ar ôl (“after”)
  • nôl (“fetch”)
  • ôl troed (“footprint”)
  • olaf (“last, final”)
  • olynol (“consecutive”)
  • tu ôl (“behind”)
  • yn ôl (“back, backwards; ago; according to”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ôl unchanged unchanged hôl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298
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