morfil

Welsh

Etymology

From môr (“sea”) +‎ mil (“animal, beast”) (compare Old Cornish moruil, Breton morvil, Middle Irish muirmíl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔrvɪl/

Noun

morfil m (plural morfilod)

  1. whale
  2. sea monster

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
morfil forfil unchanged unchanged
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), “morfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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