hoedl

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hoeddl

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hoedyl, from Proto-Brythonic *hoɨdl (“life, age”), from Proto-Celtic *saitlom, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂éytlom (“lifespan, lifetime”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈhoːɨ̯dl/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔi̯dl/

Noun

hoedl f (plural hoedlau, not mutable)

1. (literary) life, lifetime

Derived terms

• hoedlog