ongl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus (“corner, remote area”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔŋl/, [ˈɔŋl̩]
Rhymes: -ɔŋl

Noun

ongl f (plural onglau)

angle, corner
Synonyms: cil, congl

Derived terms

cyfongl (“equiangular”)
chweongl (“hexagon”)
onglydd (“protractor”)
pedrongl (“quadrilateral”)
peiriant llifanu ongl
pumongl (“pentagon”)
seithongl (“heptagon”)
triongl (“triangle”)
unionongl (“right angle”)
wythongl (“octagon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ongl*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ongl	unchanged	unchanged	hongl

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), “ongl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies