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tywyll.

dark

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtəu̯.ɨ̞ɬ/North-Wales/ˈtəu̯.ɪɬ/South-Wales/ˈtə.ʊi̯ɬ/South-Wales

  1. dark

    Mae hi'n dywyll yn yr ogof.

  2. close, high (of vowel)

Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

noun/ˈtəu̯.ɨ̞ɬ/North-Wales/ˈtəu̯.ɪɬ/South-Wales/ˈtə.ʊi̯ɬ/South-Wales

  1. darkness

    masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh timuil, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

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