huddygl

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡl/, [ˈhɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡl̩]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɪðɪɡl/, [ˈhɪðɪɡl̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡl

Etymology 1

From Britanno-Latin hybrid *sūdikul (compare Cornish hudhygel, Breton huzel), from Proto-Celtic *sūdyā (compare Old Irish suide), from Proto-Indo-European *suh₃d-, metathesis of *sh₃ud- (compare English soot).[1][2]

Noun

huddygl m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. soot
    Synonym: parddu
Derived terms

Noun

huddygl f (collective, singulative huddyglen, not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of rhuddygl (“radishes”)

References
  1. Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 124-125
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “huddygl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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