asgell

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh asgell, from Proto-Brythonic *askell (compare Cornish askel, Breton askell), from Latin ascella (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasɡɛɬ/, [ˈaskɛɬ]
• (North Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /ˈasɡaɬ/, [ˈaskaɬ]
• Rhymes: -asɡɛɬ

Noun

asgell f (plural esgyll)

1. wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.)
2. fin

   Synonym: pysgadain

3. (sports, politics) wing, faction

Synonyms

• Synonym: adain

Derived terms

• asgell bectoral
• asgell chwith
• asgell dde
• asgell ddorsal
• asgell fentrol
• asgell fraith
• asgell-gomander
• asgellog
• asgellwr

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
asgell	unchanged	unchanged	hasgell
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), “asgell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies