hirgul
Welsh
Etymology
hir (“long”) + cul (“narrow”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɪrɡɨ̞l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɪrɡɪl/
- Rhymes: -ˈɪrɡɨ̞l
Adjective
hirgul (feminine singular hirgul, plural hirgulion, equative hirguled, comparative hirgulach, superlative hirgulaf, not mutable)
- long and narrow, oblong
- lanceolate
Derived terms
- duegredyn hirgul (“lanceolate spleenwort”)
- rhedyn-Woodsia hirgul (“oblong Woodsia”)