dryll

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /drɨ̞ɬ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /drɪɬ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞ɬ

Noun

dryll m (plural drylliau)

  1. gun, firearm
    Synonyms: gwn, magnel
  2. broken-off piece, fragment, shard
    Synonyms: darn, talch

Derived terms
  • dryllio (“shatter, break into pieces”)
  • drylliog (“shattered, in pieces”)
  • dryllyn (“diminutive form”)

Compounds
  • dryll aer (“air gun”)
  • dryll dŵr (“squirt gun”)
  • dryll saethu (“shotgun”)
  • dryll tân (“firearm”)
  • llawddryll (“handgun”)
  • peirianddryll (“machine gun”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dryll ddryll nryll unchanged
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), “dryll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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