chwil

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxfil/
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: chwil

Noun

chwil

1. genitive plural of chwila

Welsh

Etymology 1

Uncertain; probably from a Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to turn, bend”), and compared with English swath.

Adjective

chwil (feminine singular chwil, plural chwil, not comparable, not mutable)

1. reeling, staggering (from drunkenness)
2. intense, extreme

   Synonym: gor-

Derived terms

• chwilboeth (“piping hot”)
• chwilfriw (“shattered”)

Etymology 2

Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish hwil, probably of the same origin as Etymology 1, owing to the particularly curved shape of beetles.

Noun

chwil f (plural chwilod, not mutable)

1. Archaic form of chwilen (“beetle”).

Further reading

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