cythraul
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh kythreul, alternative form of kythrawl (whence modern cythrol), from Proto-Brythonic *kuθrọl, modification after the suffix *-ọl of Latin contrārius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəθraɨ̯l/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəθrɛl/, /ˈkəθral/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəθrai̯l/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəθrɛl/, /ˈkɪθrɛl/
Noun
[edit]cythraul m (plural cythreuliaid)
- (religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)
- (traditional, derogatory) an objectionable person
Synonyms
[edit]- (demon, devil): diawl
Derived terms
[edit]- cythraul Tasmania (“Tasmanian devil”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cythraul | gythraul | nghythraul | chythraul |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cythraul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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