morthwyl
Welsh
Alternative forms
- mwrthwyl
- mwthwl (North Wales)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh morthwl, from Proto-Brythonic *morθul (compare Breton morzhol), from Vulgar Latin *mortulus, a British Latin variant of Latin martulus (compare martellus).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɔrθuɨ̯l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɔrθui̯l/
Noun
morthwyl m (plural morthwylion)
Derived terms
- agerforthwyl (“steam-hammer”)
- morthwyl a chryman (“hammer and sickle”)
- morthwyl drws (“door knocker”)
- morthwylio (“to hammer”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| morthwyl | forthwyl | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “morthwyl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies