ymyl

Welsh

Etymology

See ym-. Cognate with Irish imeall.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ymyl m or f (plural ymylon or ymylau)

  1. edge, border, margin

Derived terms
  • ar ymyl (“on the edge of”)
  • wrth ymyl (“besides, near”)
  • ymylu (“to border, to be close, to come close”)
  • yn ymyl (“besides, near”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymyl unchanged unchanged hymyl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 iv 2
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