moel
See also: möl and m̄öl
English
Etymology
From Welsh moel (“bare hill”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /mɔɪl/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪl
Noun
moel (plural moels)
- A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat.
References
Anagrams
- Elmo, Lomé, Melo, Mole, melo-, mole, molé
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *maylos; cognate with Old Irish máel.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /moːɨ̯l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɔi̯l/
Adjective
moel (feminine singular moel, plural moelion, equative moeled, comparative moelach, superlative moelaf)
- bald
- plain
- bare
Derived terms
- moeli (“to go bald”)
- moelni (“baldness”)
- moelyn (“baldy”)
Noun
moel f (plural moelydd)
- a bare, treeless mountain or hill
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| moel | foel | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||