cythraul
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kythreul, alternative form of kythrawl (whence modern cythrol), from Proto-Brythonic *kuθrọl, modification after the suffix *-ọl of Latin contrārius.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəθraɨ̯l/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəθrɛl/, /ˈkəθral/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəθrai̯l/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəθrɛl/, /ˈkɪθrɛl/
Noun
cythraul m (plural cythreuliaid)
- (religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)
- (traditional, derogatory) an objectionable person
Synonyms
- (demon, devil): diawl
Derived terms
- cythraul Tasmania (“Tasmanian devil”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cythraul | gythraul | nghythraul | chythraul |
| 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), “cythraul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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