syml

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh symyl, from Proto-Brythonic *sɨml, from Latin simplex.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sɨ̞ml/, [ˈsɨ̞ml̩]
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /sɪml/, [ˈsɪml̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmɪl/, /ˈsəmɪl/, /səml/, [ˈsəml̩]

Adjective

syml (feminine singular seml, plural symlion, equative symled, comparative symlach, superlative symlaf, not mutable)

1. simple.

   Fe all y defnyddiwr 'ma cyfrannu ar lefel syml y Gymraeg.

   This user can contribute at a simple level of Welsh.

Further reading

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