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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English goal. Doublet of gâl (“goal”, obsolete).
Pronunciation
Noun
gôl f (plural goliau)
- (sports, games) goal
- aim, prize, destination
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y); however, any adjective that modifies gôl mutates as it normally would (e.g. y gôl gyntaf (“the first goal”)). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies