gwall

English

Etymology

From Irish gabháil.

Noun

gwall (plural gwalls)

(Ireland, Cork) load; large amount

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwall, from Proto-Celtic *wello- (“error, deceit”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɬ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwa(ː)ɬ/
Rhymes: -aɬ

Noun

gwall m (plural gwallau)

mistake
Synonym: camgymeriad

Derived terms

gwall treiglo (“mutation error”)
gwallgof (“insane, mad”)
gwallog (“fallacious”)
gwallus (“erroneous, inaccurate”)
gwallusrwydd (“inaccuracy”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwall	wall	ngwall	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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