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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh amyl (“numerous, many”), from Proto-Brythonic *ampl, borrowed from Latin amplus (“large, spacious”).
Pronunciation
- (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /aml/,
- (colloquial also) IPA(key): /ˈamal/
Adjective
aml (feminine singular aml, plural aml, equative amled, comparative amlach, superlative amlaf)
- frequent, occurring often
Derived terms
- aml- (“multi-, poly-”, prefix)
- amlder f (“multitude”)
- anaml (“infrequent”, adjective)
- yn aml (“often, frequently”, adverb)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aml”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies