ystafell
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ystauell, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨstavell, from Vulgar Latin *(i)stabellum, from Latin stabulum (“dwelling; stable”); cognate with English stable (“building for horses”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /əsˈdavɛɬ/, [əsˈtavɛɬ]
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsdavɛɬ/, [ˈstavɛɬ], /ˈsdavaɬ/, [ˈstavaɬ]
- (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /əsˈdaːvɛɬ/, [əsˈtaːvɛɬ], /əsˈdavɛɬ/, [əsˈtavɛɬ]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsdaːvɛɬ/, [ˈstaːvɛɬ], /ˈsdavɛɬ/, [ˈstavɛɬ]
Derived terms
- goruwchystafell
- rhagystafell
- ystafell briodas
- ystafell fwyta
- ystafell fyw
- ystafell wely
- ystafell ymolchi
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ystafell | unchanged | unchanged | hystafell |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ystafell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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