pobl

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pobyl, from Proto-Brythonic *pobl, from Latin populus. Cognate with Cornish pobel, Breton pobl, Irish pobal.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /pɔbl/, [ˈpʰɔbl̩ˠ]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /pɔbl/, [ˈpʰɔbl̩]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpoːbɔl/, /ˈpɔbɔl/

Noun

pobl f (plural pobloedd)

  1. people, public, nation, tribe, crowd, inhabitants

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pobl bobl mhobl phobl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pobl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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