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Welsh
Etymology
Derivative of gwynt (“wind”) with the same suffix found in ffrewyll (“whip”); compare Cornish gwynsell (“fan; winnowing fan”), Breton gwentell (“winnowing fan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gwyntyll f (plural gwyntyllau)
- fan
- Synonym: ffan
- winnowing fan
- Synonym: gwyntyll nithio
- ventilator
- Synonym: awyrydd
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyntyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies