Pont-y-pŵl

Welsh

Etymology

From pont (“bridge”) +‎ y (“(of the)”) +‎ English pool. (The word pŵl refers to the game of pool or to a pool in gambling, not to a pool of water, which is pwll.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔntəˈpuːl/

Proper noun

Pont-y-pŵl f

  1. Pontypool (a town in Torfaen borough county borough)

Descendants

  • English: Pontypool

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pont-y-pŵl
radical soft nasal aspirate
Pont-y-pŵl Bont-y-pŵl Mhont-y-pŵl Phont-y-pŵl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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