gylf

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate of Dutch gulp, Danish gylp. The final f is unexplained.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jʏlf/

Noun

gylf c

a fly (on pants)
Han drog ner gylfen
He unzipped his fly

Du har glömt att stänga gylfen
Your fly's open

Declension

Declension of *gylf*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gylf	gylfs
singular	definite	gylfen	gylfens
plural	indefinite	gylfar	gylfars
plural	definite	gylfarna	gylfarnas

References

gylf in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
gylf in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
julp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh gylyf, from Proto-Brythonic *gülβ from Proto-Celtic *gulb-. Cognate with Middle Irish gulba.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɨ̞lv/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɪlv/

Noun

gylf m (plural gylfau)

sharp point
bird's beak, bill
Synonyms: pig, gylfin

Derived terms

gylfbraff (“hawfinch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gylf*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gylf	ylf	ngylf	unchanged

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gylf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies