ôl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olo- (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“alien, other”). Cognate with arall (“other”), Cornish ooll, and Old Irish ol (“because”); outside of Celtic, compare Proto-Slavic *olni (“last year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːl/
• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

ôl m (plural olion or olau)

1. track, trace
2. mark, residue
3. back, rear

Derived terms

• ar ôl (“after”)
• nôl (“fetch”)
• ôl troed (“footprint”)
• olaf (“last, final”)
• olynol (“consecutive”)
• tu ôl (“behind”)
• yn ôl (“back, backwards; ago; according to”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ôl	unchanged	unchanged	hôl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298