pedol
Welsh
Pedol
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Latin pedālis (“of the foot”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɛdɔl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpeːdɔl/, /ˈpɛdɔl/
Noun
pedol f (plural pedolau)
- horseshoe
- U- (used to describe U-shaped things)
Derived terms
- pedol cannwyll (“candelabra”)
- pedoli (“to shoe (a horse)”)
- siâp pedol (“U-shaped”)
- tro pedol (“U turn; U bend”)
- U bedol (“(the letter) U”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pedol | bedol | mhedol | phedol |
| 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) , “pedol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies