tywyll

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Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tywyll (feminine singular tywell, plural tywyllion, equative tywylled, comparative tywyllach, superlative tywyllaf)

  1. dark
    Mae hi'n dywyll yn yr ogof.
    It's dark in the cave.

Noun

tywyll m (usually uncountable, plural tywyllau)

  1. darkness
    Synonym: tywyllwch

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tywyll dywyll nhywyll thywyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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