morthwyl

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Welsh

Alternative forms

mwrthwyl
mwthwl (North Wales)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh morthwl, from Proto-Brythonic *morθul (compare Breton morzhol), from Vulgar Latin *mortulus, a British Latin variant of Latin martulus (compare martellus).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrθuɨ̯l/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrθui̯l/

Noun

morthwyl m (plural morthwylion)

hammer

Derived terms

agerforthwyl (“steam-hammer”)
morthwyl a chryman (“hammer and sickle”)
morthwyl drws (“door knocker”)
morthwylio (“to hammer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *morthwyl*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
morthwyl	forthwyl	unchanged	unchanged

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

References

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

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