afal
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
PIE word |
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*h₂ébōl |
From Middle Welsh afal, from Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Breton aval, Cornish aval, Irish úll, Manx ooyl, Scottish Gaelic ubhal and English apple (as well as Avalon).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaval/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)val/
- Rhymes: -aval
Noun[edit]
afal m (plural afalau)
Derived terms[edit]
- afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)
- (obsolete) afal cariad (“tomato, love apple”)
- afal (y) derw (“oak apple”)
- afaleua (“to gather apples”)
- afal y bwci (“rose hip”)
Related terms[edit]
- afallen (“apple tree”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
afal | unchanged | unchanged | hafal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ébōl
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/aval
- Rhymes:Welsh/aval/2 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
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