chwistl

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • chwistlennod

Etymology

English whistle +‎ -en, cf. English whistler (“whistling marmot”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈχwɪstl/, [ˈχwɪstl̩]

Noun

chwistl f (collective, singulative chwistlen, not mutable)

  1. (obsolete) shrews (Soricidae spp.)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chwistl unchanged unchanged unchanged

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwistl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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