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cannwyll

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh canhwyll, from Old Welsh cannuill, from Proto-Brythonic *kantuɨll, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cantēlla, from Latin candēla. Compare Cornish kantol.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cannwyll f (plural canhwyllau)

  1. candle (light source)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cannwyll
radical soft nasal aspirate
cannwyll gannwyll nghannwyll channwyll

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cannwyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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