gôl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gol"

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English goal. Doublet of gâl (“goal”, obsolete).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

gôl f (plural goliau)

  1. (sports, games) goal
  2. aim, prize, destination

Usage notes

  • Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y); however, any adjective that modifies gôl mutates as it normally would (e.g. y gôl gyntaf (“the first goal”)). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gôl
radical soft nasal aspirate
gôl unchanged△ ngôl unchanged

△Irregular.

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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