ellyll
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly all (“other”) + -yll or all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”), or may be related to the Irish name Ailill.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛɬɨ̞ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛɬɪɬ/
Noun
[edit]ellyll m (plural ellyllon)
Synonyms
[edit]- (goblin, bogey): bwbach
- (goblin, bogey): bwci
- (goblin, bogey): bwgan
- (devil, demon): cythraul
- (devil, demon): diafol
- (ghost, spectre): drychiolaeth
- (ghost, spectre, spirit): ysbryd
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ellyll | unchanged | unchanged | hellyll |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ellyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies