cyllell

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cyllall

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyllell from Proto-Brythonic *kullell (compare Cornish kollell, Breton kontell), from Latin cultellus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəɬaɬ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəɬɛɬ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɬɛɬ/, /ˈkɪɬɛθ/
• Rhymes: -əɬɛɬ

Noun

cyllell f (plural cyllyll or cylleill or cyllaill)

1. knife

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyllell	gyllell	nghyllell	chyllell
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), “cyllell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies