afal

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Welsh

Etymology

PIE word
*h₂ébōl

From Middle Welsh afal, from Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Breton aval, Cornish aval, Irish úll, Manx ooyl, Scottish Gaelic ubhal and English apple (as well as Avalon).

Afal coch

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaval/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)val/
Rhymes: -aval

Noun

afal m (plural afalau)

apple

Derived terms

afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)
(obsolete) afal cariad (“tomato, love apple”)
afal (y) derw (“oak apple”)
afaleua (“to gather apples”)
afal y bwci (“rose hip”)

Related terms

afallen (“apple tree”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afal	unchanged	unchanged	hafal
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), “afal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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