asgell

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh asgell, from Proto-Brythonic *askell (compare Cornish askel, Breton askell), from Latin ascella (“wing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasɡɛɬ/, [ˈaskɛɬ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial also) IPA(key): /ˈasɡaɬ/, [ˈaskaɬ]
  • Rhymes: -asɡɛɬ

Noun

asgell f (plural esgyll)

  1. wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.)
  2. fin
    Synonym: pysgadain
  3. (sports, politics) wing, faction

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of asgell
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
asgell unchanged unchanged hasgell

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), “asgell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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