isel
See also: ísel
Old Irish
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh isel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Old Irish ísel.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɪsɛl/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɪsal/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈiːsɛl/, /ˈɪsɛl/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈiːʃɛl/, /ˈɪʃɛl/
Adjective
isel (feminine singular isel, plural isel, equative ised, comparative is, superlative isaf)
Derived terms
- iselder (“lowness, depression”)
- iselder ysbryd (“depression”)
- iseldir (“lowland”)
- Iseldiroedd (“Netherlands”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
isel | unchanged | unchanged | hisel |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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