gwystl
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɨ̞sdl/, [ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ]
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯sdl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stl̩], /ɡwɪsdl/, [ˈɡwɪstl̩]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯sdɪl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl], /ˈɡwɪsdɪl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl]
Noun
gwystl m (plural gwystlon)
- pledge, assurance, security, surety, guarantee, earnest, gage, pawn
- hostage
- wager, stake, bet
- mortgage
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwystl | wystl | ngwystl | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
Further reading
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “gwystl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies