ôl

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *olo- (behind, beyond), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (alien, other). Cognate with arall (other), Cornish ooll, and Old Irish ol (because); outside of Celtic, compare Proto-Slavic *olni (last year).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ôl m (plural olion or olau)

  1. track, trace
  2. mark, residue
  3. back, rear

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ôl unchanged unchanged hôl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 298