towl

Cornish

Etymology

From tewlel (“to throw”, verb), compare Welsh tafl.

Noun

towl m (plural towlow)

  1. throw, cast
  2. goal, plan, project, intention
  3. (board games) move

Derived terms

  • heb towl (“aimlessly”)
  • omdowl (“wrestling”)
  • tewlel towl (“make a plan”, verb)
  • towl chons (“stroke of luck”)
  • towl howl (“sunstroke”)
  • towla (“throw”, verb)
  • towla towl (“make a plan”, verb)
  • towladow (“throwable”)
  • towlargh (“budget”)
  • towlen (“programme, scheme”)
  • towlenna (“program”, verb)
  • towlennans (“planning”)
  • towlenner, towlenores (“planner, programmer”)
  • towler pel, towlores pel (“bowler”)
  • towler, towlores (“thrower”)
  • towlgost (“estimate”)
  • towlhys (“range of a weapon”)
  • towlyn (“projectile”)

Verb

towl

  1. second-person singular imperative of tewlel

Mutation

Mutation of towl
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
towl dowl thowl unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish toll, from Proto-Celtic *tullos (“hollow”).

Noun

towl m (genitive singular tuill, plural tuill)

  1. hole
  2. hollow, cavity
  3. aperture, penetration
  4. vent, vent-hole, shaft
  5. crater, pothole
  6. water supply
  7. burrow, earth, den (of fox)
  8. bore (of gun)
  9. leak

Verb

towl

  1. (military) sap

Mutation

Mutation of towl
radical lenition eclipsis
towl howl dowl

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

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