gwall

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English

Etymology

From Irish gabháil.

Noun

gwall (plural gwalls)

(Ireland, Cork) load; large amount

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwall, from Proto-Brythonic *gwall, from Proto-Celtic *wolsos (“something wrong”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɬ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwa(ː)ɬ/
Rhymes: -aɬ

Noun

gwall m (plural gwallau)

mistake
Synonym: camgymeriad

Derived terms

gwall treiglo (“mutation error”)
gwallgof (“insane, mad”)
gwallog (“fallacious”)
gwallus (“erroneous, inaccurate”)
gwallusrwydd (“inaccuracy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwall*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwall	wall	ngwall	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwall”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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