gôl
See also: gol, gól, göl, and Gol
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English goal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoːl/
- Rhymes: -oːl
Noun
gôl f (plural goliau)
- (sports, games) goal
- aim, prize, destination
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y); however, any adjective that modifies gôl mutates as it normally would (e.g. y gôl gyntaf (“the first goal”)). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.
Derived terms
- gôl adlam (“drop-goal”)
- gôl gosb (“penalty goal”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gôl | unchanged△ | ngôl | unchanged |
| △Irregular. | |||
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies