Pont-y-pŵl

Welsh

Etymology

From pont (“bridge”) +‎ y (“(of the)”) +‎ English pool. (The word pŵl refers to the game of pool or to a pool in gambling, not to a pool of water, which is pwll.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔntəˈpuːl/

Proper noun

Pont-y-pŵl f

  1. Pontypool (a town in Torfaen county borough)

Descendants
  • English: Pontypool

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Pont-y-pŵl Bont-y-pŵl Mhont-y-pŵl Phont-y-pŵl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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