asgell

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh asgell, from Proto-Brythonic *askell (compare Cornish askel, Breton askell), from Latin ascella (“wing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈasɡɛɬ/, [ˈaskɛɬ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial also) IPA(key): /ˈasɡaɬ/, [ˈaskaɬ]
  • Rhymes: -asɡɛɬ

Noun

asgell f (plural esgyll)

  1. wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.)
  2. fin
    Synonym: pysgadain
  3. (sports, politics) wing, faction

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • asgell bectoral
  • asgell chwith
  • asgell dde
  • asgell ddorsal
  • asgell fentrol
  • asgell fraith
  • asgell-gomander
  • asgellog
  • asgellwr

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
asgell unchanged unchanged hasgell
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), “asgell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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