heol

Irish

Noun

heol

1. h-prothesized form of eol

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hewl, hiol

Etymology

Possibly related to hwyl (“sail”), with sense development "a sailing course" > "a passage, road". (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈheː.ɔl/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈheː.ɔl/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /hɛu̯l/
• Rhymes: -eːɔl

Noun

heol f (plural heolydd, not mutable)

1. road, carriageway, highway

   Synonyms: beidr, ffordd, stryd

Derived terms

• heol ddeuol, heol ddwbl (“dual carriageway”)

Further reading

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