pwll
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh pwll, from Proto-Brythonic *pull, from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Breton poull and Cornish, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic poll.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /pʊɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊɬ/, /puːɬ/
- Rhymes: -ʊɬ
Derived terms
- pwll nofio ("swimming pool")
- pwll glo ("coal pit")
- pwll tro ("whirlpool")
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pwll | bwll | mhwll | phwll |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
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