talwm

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Alteration of talm (“an interval, while, number (of years)”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “GPC doesn't give an etymology or cognates. Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), whether via borrowing or inheritance? In particular, compare Proto-Germanic *talą (“speech; number”) - "calculate" > "number" > "interval" wouldn't be a big semantic shift.”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

talwm m

  1. a (considerable) period of time

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
talwm dalwm nhalwm thalwm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “talwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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