afal y llygad

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • afal llygad

Etymology

Literally "apple of the eye". Likely a calque of English eye-apple or Old English ēagæppel.

Noun

afal y llygad m (plural afalau'r llygaid)

  1. eyeball
    Synonym: pelen y llygad
  2. pupil
    Synonyms: mablygad, cannwyll

Mutation

Mutated forms of afal y llygad
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afal y llygad unchanged unchanged hafal y llygad

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

Further reading

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