trwbl

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English truble, troble, from Old French troble.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /trʊbl/, [ˈtr̥ʰʊbl̩ˠ]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /trʊbl/, [ˈtr̥ʰʊbl̩]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /truːbʊl/, /trʊbʊl/

Noun

trwbl m (plural trwblau or tryblau)

  1. trouble, bother
    Synonyms: trafferth, helbul, helynt

Derived terms
  • trwblu (“to trouble, to bother”)
  • trwblus (“troublesome”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trwbl drwbl nhrwbl thrwbl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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