cannwyll

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh canhwyll, from Old Welsh cannuill, from Proto-Brythonic *kantuɨll, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cantēlla, from Latin candēla. Compare Cornish kantol.

Pronunciation

Noun

cannwyll f (plural canhwyllau)

  1. candle (light source)

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cannwyll gannwyll nghannwyll channwyll
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), “cannwyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies