pobl
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh [Term?], borrowed from Latin populus (compare Old Irish popul, modern Irish pobal).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /pɔbl/, [ˈpʰɔbl̩ˠ]
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpɔbɔl/
- (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /pɔbl/, [ˈpʰɔbl̩]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpoːbɔl/, /ˈpɔbɔl/
Noun
pobl f (plural pobloedd)
- people, public, nation, tribe, crowd, inhabitants
Derived terms
- poblog (“populous”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pobl | bobl | mhobl | phobl |
| 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), “pobl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies