tymestl

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • temestl

Etymology

From Middle Welsh tymhestyl, from a derived form (perhaps a diminutive *tempestula?) of Latin tempestās.

Noun

tymestl f (plural tymhestloedd or tymhestlau)

  1. tempest, storm
    Synonyms: storm, drycin, rhyferthwy
  2. (meteorology) gale
    Synonym: corwynt

Derived terms

  • mewn tymestl mae adnabod llongwr da (“the strongest storms make the best sailors”, literally “in a tempest is to know a good sailor”)
  • tymhestlog (“stormy, tempestuous”)
  • tymhestlu (“to be stormy, to bluster”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tymestl
radical soft nasal aspirate
tymestl dymestl nhymestl thymestl

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tymestl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tymestl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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