ymyl

Welsh

Etymology

See ym-. Cognate with Irish imeall.^[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəmɨ̞l/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəmɪl/

Noun

ymyl m or f (plural ymylon or ymylau)

edge, border, margin

Derived terms

ar ymyl (“on the edge of”)
wrth ymyl (“besides, near”)
ymylol (“marginal”)
ymylu (“to border, to be close, to come close”)
ymylwe (“selvage”)
yn ymyl (“beside, near”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ymyl*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ymyl	unchanged	unchanged	hymyl

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

References

^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 iv 2