cyllell

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyllell, from Proto-Brythonic *kullell (compare Cornish kollell, Breton kontell), from Latin cultellus.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɬɛɬ/, /ˈkɪɬɛθ/
  • Rhymes: -əɬɛɬ

Noun

cyllell f (plural cyllyll or cylleill or cyllaill)

  1. knife

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyllell
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyllell gyllell nghyllell chyllell

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

References

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