pedol

Welsh
Pedol

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Latin pedālis (“of the foot”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

pedol f (plural pedolau)

  1. horseshoe
  2. U- (used to describe U-shaped things)

Derived terms
  • pedol cannwyll (“candelabra”)
  • pedoli (“to shoe (a horse)”)
  • siâp pedol (“U-shaped”)
  • tro pedol (“U turn; U bend”)
  • U bedol (“(the letter) U”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
pedol bedol mhedol phedol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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