paill

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from peilliaid, ultimately derived from Latin pollen (“fine flour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pai̯ɬ/
• Rhymes: -ai̯ɬ

Noun

paill m (plural peilliau)

1. pollen

   Synonym: manflawd

   • 2024, “Cylchred bywyd planhigyn”, in Gwyddoniaeth — Pethau byw — Planhigion‎^[1], BBC Bitesize, archived from the original on 2024-02-07, retrieved 2024-02-07:

     Mae blodau yn cynhyrchu celloedd gwryw o'r enw paill a chelloedd benyw o'r enw ofwlau (wyau).

     Flowers produce male cells called pollen and female cells called ovules (eggs).

2. flour

   Synonyms: blawd, can, fflŵr, peilliaid

Derived terms

• cnewyllyn tiwb paill (“pollen tube nucleus”)
• cylchfa baill (“pollen zone”)
• diagram paill (“pollen diagram”)
• gronyn paill (“pollen grain”)
• paill anghoedol (“non-arboreal pollen”)
• paill coed (“tree pollen”)
• paill coedol (“arboreal pollen”)
• peilldiwb (“pollen tube”)
• peillddwyn (“polliniferous”)
• peillgod (“pollen basket”)
• peilliad (“pollination”)
• peillio (“to pollinate”)
• peilliog (“floury, pollinic”)
• peillrif (“pollen count”)
• sbectrwm paill (“pollen spectrum”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
paill	baill	mhaill	phaill
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), “paill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies