ystafell

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ystauell, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨstavell, from Vulgar Latin *(i)stabellum, from Latin stabulum (“dwelling; stable”); cognate with English stable (“building for horses”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əsˈdavɛɬ/, [əsˈtavɛɬ]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsdavɛɬ/, [ˈstavɛɬ], /ˈsdavaɬ/, [ˈstavaɬ]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əsˈdaːvɛɬ/, [əsˈtaːvɛɬ], /əsˈdavɛɬ/, [əsˈtavɛɬ]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsdaːvɛɬ/, [ˈstaːvɛɬ], /ˈsdavɛɬ/, [ˈstavɛɬ]

Noun

ystafell f (plural ystafelloedd)

  1. room, chamber
  2. accommodation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ystafell
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ystafell unchanged unchanged hystafell

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ystafell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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