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isel.

low

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɪsɛl/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈɪsal/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈiːsɛl/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈɪsɛl/South-Wales, colloquial, standard

  1. low

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh isel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Old Irish ísel.

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