afal

Welsh

Etymology

PIE word
*h₂ébōl

From Middle Welsh afal, from Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Breton aval, Cornish aval, Irish úll, Manx ooyl, Scottish Gaelic ubhal and English apple (as well as Avalon).

Afal coch

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaval/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)val/
• Rhymes: -aval

Noun

afal m (plural afalau)

1. apple

Derived terms

• afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)
• afal tinagored (“medlar”)
• afal y bwci (“rose hip”)
• afal (y) derw (“oak apple”)
• afaleua (“to gather apples”)
• grawnafal (“pomegranate”)
• (obsolete) afal cariad (“tomato, love apple”)
• pinafal (“pineapple”)

 

Related terms

• afallen, coed afalau (“apple tree”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afal	unchanged	unchanged	hafal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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