iâl
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *yalom, from Proto-Indo-European *yh₁-l-eh₂-,[1] derivative of *yeh₁-. Cf. Gaulish Eburo-ialum (Ebreuil), Verno-ialum (Verneuil), Old Breton Ialonus (theonym). Further related to English idle, Polish jałowy (“barren”), and Lithuanian jė̃las.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
iâl f (uncountable)
- clearing, glade
- Synonym: llannerch
- cultivated upland
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- >? English: yale
Adjective[edit]
iâl (feminine singular iâl, plural iâl, not comparable)
- open, clear
- pleasant
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
iâl | unchanged | unchanged | hiâl |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “iâl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Print: Gareth A. Bevan, ed. Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru: A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, vol. 2: g – llyys. Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1987, p. 1999.
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 432–3
- Matasović, Ranko (2011). “Addenda et corrigenda to Ranko Matasović’s Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Brill, Leiden 2009)”, s.v. “*yalo-”, Zagreb, p. 44
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