hael
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See also: hæl
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /haːɨ̯l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hai̯l/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯l
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *saglo-, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-, *seǵʰi-, *seǵʰu-, *seǵʰos- (“victorious”), related to Gaulish *sagilos (found in personal names), from Proto-Indo-European *soǵʰ-elo- or *seǵʰ-elo-, from *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”).[1][2][3]
Adjective[edit]
hael (feminine singular hael, plural haelion, equative haeled, comparative haelach, superlative haelaf, not mutable)
Derived terms[edit]
- haelioni (“generosity”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
hael
- h-prothesized form of ael (“brow”)
References[edit]
- ^ Schrijver, P. (1995). Studies in British Celtic historical phonology. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 135
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “888-889”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 888-889
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ael | unchanged | unchanged | hael |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||