cwbl

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Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish coul, cowal.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “GPC doesn't give an etymology. Related to English whole somehow, perhaps via Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”)?”

Pronunciation

Noun

cwbl m (uncountable)

  1. whole, entirety
    Synonym: cyfan

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwbl gwbl nghwbl chwbl
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), “cwbl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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