cyllell

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyllell (compare Old Cornish collel, Breton kontell), from Latin cultellus.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɬɛɬ/, /ˈkɪɬɛθ/

Noun

cyllell f (plural cyllyll or cylleill)

  1. knife

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cyllell gyllell nghyllell chyllell
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), cyllell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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