petryal

Welsh

Alternative forms

• pedryal

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- (“fourfold”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛtˈrɨː.al/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛtˈriː.al/

Noun

petryal m (plural petryalau)

1. rectangle, oblong

   Synonym: hirsgwar

2. (archaic) square

   Synonym: sgwâr

Derived terms

• bach petryal (“square bracket”)
• lleddfbetryal (“rhombus”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of petryal

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
petryal	betryal	mhetryal	phetryal

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), “petryal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies