teulu

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tegoslougom, from Proto-Celtic *tegos (“house”) + Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troup, army”), equivalent to tŷ +‎ llu. Compare Cornish teylu, Irish teaghlach, Scottish Gaelic teaghlach, Manx lught thie.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈteɨ̯lɨ̞/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtei̯li/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːli/
Rhymes: -eɨ̯lɨ

Noun

teulu m (plural teuluoedd)

family

Derived terms

(rare) teuluo, teulua (“to raise a family”)
teuluol (“domestic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *teulu*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teulu	deulu	nheulu	theulu

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