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Welsh
Etymology
Alteration of talm (“an interval, while, number (of years)”).
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “GPC doesn't give an etymology or cognates. Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), whether via borrowing or inheritance? In particular, compare Proto-Germanic *talą (“speech; number”) - "calculate" > "number" > "interval" wouldn't be a big semantic shift.”
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Pronunciation
Noun
talwm m
- a (considerable) period of time
Derived terms
Mutation
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), “talwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies