dwythell

Welsh

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin ductus +‎ -ell, using the conceit of applying sound changes that happened when Latin words were borrowed into Proto-Brythonic, including Latin -uct- to Proto-Brythonic *-uɨθ- (Welsh -wyth-).

Pronunciation

Noun

dwythell f (plural dwythellau)

  1. duct
    Synonyms: pibell, peipen, tiwb

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwythell
radical soft nasal aspirate
dwythell ddwythell nwythell 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), “dwythell”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dwythell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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