morfil

Welsh

Etymology

From môr (“sea”) +‎ mil (“animal, beast”) (compare Cornish morvil, Breton morvil (“cetacean”), Middle Irish muirmíl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrvɪl/

Noun

morfil m (plural morfilod)

1. whale
2. sea monster

Derived terms

• morfil balîn, morfil walbon (“baleen whale”)
• morfil cefngrwm (“humpback whale”)
• morfil danheddog (“toothed whale”)
• morfil du
• morfil glas
• morfil gwyn
• morfil pengrwn (“long-finned pilot whale”)
• morfil sberm (“sperm whale”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of morfil

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
morfil	forfil	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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