ambell
Welsh
Etymology
am- + pell
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈambɛɬ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈambaɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈambɛɬ/
Adjective
ambell (feminine singular ambell, plural ambellion, equative ambelled, comparative ambellach, superlative ambellaf)
- occasional
Usage notes
- Unlike most Welsh adjectives, this word goes before the noun.
- Like most Welsh adjectives that go before the noun, this word triggers a soft mutation in the word that follows it.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ambell | unchanged | unchanged | hambell |
| 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), “ambell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies