tywyll
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtəu̯.ɨ̞ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtəu̯.ɪɬ/, /ˈtə.ʊi̯ɬ/
- Rhymes: -əu̯ɨ̞ɬ
Adjective
tywyll (feminine singular tywell, plural tywyllion, equative tywylled, comparative tywyllach, superlative tywyllaf)
- dark
- Mae hi'n dywyll yn yr ogof.
- It's dark in the cave.
- (phonology) close, high (of vowel)
- Synonym: caeedig
Derived terms
- ffrwyn dywyll (“blinkers”)
- mater tywyll (“dark matter”)
- tywyllu (“to darken”)
Noun
tywyll m (usually uncountable, plural tywyllau)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tywyll | dywyll | nhywyll | thywyll |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “dark”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tywyll”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tywyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies