Abbreviation ofEnglishWolaytta withl anda interchanged.
wal
FromLatinvallum(“wall”), fromvallus(“stake, palisade, point”). Cognate withEnglishwall.
wal m (pluralwallen,diminutivewalletje n)
FromMiddle Dutchwal(“whale”), fromOld Dutch*wal, fromProto-West Germanic*hwal, fromProto-Germanic*hwalaz(“whale”). Cognate withEnglishwhale.
Possibly to avoid confusion withwal(“wall; shore”), the derived compound wordwalvis(“whale; lit. whale-fish”) gained currency overwal(“whale”). Similar clarifying compounds can be found elsewhere in Dutch:kraanvogel(“crane; lit. crane-bird”),muildier(“mule; lit. mule-animal”),oeros(“auroch; auroch-ox”),rendier(“rein; lit. rein-animal”),tortelduif(“turtle (bird); lit. turtle dove”) andwindhond(“greyhound; lit. wind-dog”).
wal m (pluralwallen,diminutivewalletje n)
wal
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wal
wàl
FromOld Englishweall, fromProto-West Germanic*wall(“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), fromLatinvallum(“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”).
wal (pluralwalles)
FromOld Englishwæl.
wal (pluralwals)
wal
wal
wal
wal
FromProto-West Germanic*hwal, fromProto-Germanic*hwalaz, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kʷálos(“sheatfish”). Cognate withOld Englishhwæl,Old Norsehvalr,Old Saxonhwal.
wal m
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wal | walā,wala |
| accusative | wal | walā,wala |
| genitive | wales | walo |
| dative | wale | walum |
| instrumental | walu | — |
Borrowed fromGermanWal, fromOld High Germanwal, fromProto-West Germanic*hwal, fromProto-Germanic*hwalaz, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kʷálos(“sheatfish”).
wal m animal
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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
wal
FromMiddle Welshgwal,wal fromOld Englishweall, fromProto-West Germanic*wall, fromLatinvallum.
wal f (pluralwaliauorwelydd,not mutable)
Wal is the most commonly used word for "wall" in Welsh. The wordmur is used most often when referring to large walls such as the defensive walls of a city orMur Mawr Tsieina "The Great Wall of China". It is also used in compound words, for examplemurlun,rhagfur,cellfur,briwydd y mur.Pared is an internal partition wall whereasmagwyr is a literary word for an external wall, little used now but preserved in such things as place and plant names.
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwal | wal | ngwal | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
