morfil
Welsh
Etymology
From môr (“sea”) + mil (“animal, beast”) (compare Old Cornish moruil, Breton morvil, Middle Irish muirmíl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔrvɪl/
Noun
morfil m (plural morfilod)
- whale
- sea monster
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| morfil | forfil | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “morfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies