dôl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dol"

Welsh
FWOTD – 13 October 2022

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dol, from Proto-Brythonic *dol.

Noun

dôl f (plural dolydd or dolau)

  1. meadow
  2. dale, valley
  3. loop, ring
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English dole.

Noun

dôl m (uncountable)

  1. dole, unemployment benefit
    • 1978, “NCB”, Gary Melville (lyrics), Gary Beard (music), performed by Llygod Ffyrnig:
      Byw ar y dôl, rhyddid ffôl, dim ond silicosis sydd ar ôl.
      Living on the dole, senseless freedom, only silicosis is left.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dôl ddôl nôl unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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