pwll

See also: Pwll

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pwll, from Proto-Brythonic *pull, from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Breton poull and Cornish, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic poll.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pʊɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pʊɬ/, /puːɬ/
• Rhymes: -ʊɬ

Noun

pwll m (plural pyllau)

1. pool, pond, puddle, pit

Derived terms

• carthbwll (“cesspool”)
• ceubwll, crochanbwll, dyfnbwll (“pothole”)
• corbwll, trobwll (“whirlpool”)
• pwll nofio ("swimming pool")
• pwll glo ("coal pit")
• pwll tro ("whirlpool")
• sybwll (“abyss”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pwll

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pwll	bwll	mhwll	phwll

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pwll”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pwll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies