deuol

Welsh

Etymology 1

dau (“two”) +‎ -ol.

Adjective

deuol (feminine singular deuol, plural deuol, not comparable)

  1. dual
  2. (mathematics, rare) bicimal, binimal, binal, binary fractional
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • heol ddeuol (“dual carriageway”)
  • pwynt deuol (“bicimal point”)

Etymology 2

Adapted borrowing of English diol, with phono-semantic matching to appear like an extension of Etymology 1.

Noun

deuol m (plural deuolau)

  1. (organic chemistry) diol

Mutation

Mutated forms of deuol
radical soft nasal aspirate
deuol ddeuol neuol unchanged

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

References

  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deuol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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