gwyddbwyll

English

Noun

gwyddbwyll (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of fidchell.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨðbuɨll, from Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”). By surface analysis, gwŷdd (“trees, wood”) +‎ pwyll (“consideration, reason”). Compare Cornish gwydhbol, Breton gwezboell and also Irish ficheall, Scottish Gaelic fidhcheall, Manx feeal.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðbʊi̯ɬ/, /ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ/

Noun

gwyddbwyll f (uncountable)

  1. (historical) fidchell
  2. chess
    Synonym: sies

See also

Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyddbwyll
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyddbwyll wyddbwyll ngwyddbwyll 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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