gêl

See also: gel, gél, gęl, Gel, and GEL

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gale.

Noun

gêl f

1. (weather) gale

Etymology 2

Noun

gêl

1. Alternative form of gelau (“leech”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gêl	êl	ngêl	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 3

Noun

gêl

1. Soft mutation of cêl (“concealment; keel”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cêl	gêl	nghêl	chêl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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