disgybl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh disgybyl, from Proto-Brythonic *dɨskɨbl, from Latin discipulus (“a pupil, learner”), from discō (“to learn”). Cognates include Cornish dyskybel, Scottish Gaelic deisciobal and English disciple.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪbl/, [ˈdɪskɪbl̩ˠ], /ˈdɪsɡɨ̞bl/, [ˈdɪskɨ̞bl̩ˠ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪbl/, [ˈdɪskɪbl̩]

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".

Noun

disgybl m (plural disgyblion)

  1. pupil, school student
  2. disciple

Derived terms

  • disgyblaeth f (“discipline”)
  • disgyblu (“discipline”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of disgybl
radical soft nasal aspirate
disgybl ddisgybl nisgybl unchanged

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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