drychiolaeth

Welsh

Etymology

Possibly all (“other”) +‎ -yll or all (“other”) +‎ hyll (“ugly”), or may be related to the Irish name Ailill.

Pronunciation

Noun

drychiolaeth f (plural drychiolaethau)

  1. apparition, phantom, ghost, spectre
    Synonyms: ysbryd, bwgan, rhith, lledrith, ellyll
  2. illusion, phantasm
    Synonyms: dychymyg, twyll

Mutation

Mutated forms of drychiolaeth
radical soft nasal aspirate
drychiolaeth ddrychiolaeth nrychiolaeth unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “drychiolaeth”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “drychiolaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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