twll

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh twll, from Proto-Celtic *tullom, *tullos (“hole”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewk- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Irish toll (“hole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʊɬ/

Noun

twll m (plural tyllau)

hole
burrow
mineshaft
puncture, hole, leak
(golf) cup

Derived terms

twll du (“black hole”)
twll o le (“a dump”)
twll tin (“arsehole”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twll	dwll	nhwll	thwll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.