ymyl
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See ym-. Cognate with Irish imeall.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəmɨ̞l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəmɪl/
Noun[edit]
ymyl m or f (plural ymylon or ymylau)
Derived terms[edit]
- ar ymyl (“on the edge of”)
- wrth ymyl (“besides, near”)
- ymylu (“to border, to be close, to come close”)
- yn ymyl (“besides, near”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ymyl | unchanged | unchanged | hymyl |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 iv 2