olynol

Welsh

Etymology

Univerbation of ôl yn ôl (“back to back”), reinterpreted as an adjective in -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈlənɔl/
• Rhymes: -ənɔl

Adjective

olynol (feminine singular olynol, plural olynol, not comparable)

1. successive, consecutive

   Synonyms: canlynol, dilynol, di-fwlch

   • 2022 January 30, “Y Bencampwriaeth: Caerdydd 2-1 Nottingham Forest”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[1]:

     Roedd Forest ar rediad cryf ac wedi ennill pedair gêm yn olynol a byddai buddugoliaeth yn eu codi i'r chwech uchaf.

     Forest were on a strong run and had won four games in a row and a victory would have lifted them into the top six.

2. unceasing, incessant

   Synonyms: di-baid, di-dor, parhaus

Derived terms

• olynu (“to succeed”)
• olynydd (“successor”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of olynol

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
olynol	unchanged	unchanged	holynol

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

Further reading

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