tafol

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtavɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈta(ː)vɔl/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *tawāl-. Compare Cornish tavol, Breton teol.

Noun

tafol f (collective, singulative tafolen)

1. dock, Rumex crispus

Derived terms

• dail tafol (“dock leaves”)
• tafol bachog (“hooked dock”)
• tafol canolfain (“fiddle dock”)
• tafol crych (“curled dock”)
• tafol Mair (“clustered dock”)
• tafol y dŵr (“great water dock”)
• tafolog (“full of docks”)

 

Etymology 2

From Latin tabula. Doublet of tabl.

Noun

tafol f (plural tafolau or tafolion)

1. (South Wales) balance, scales

   Synonyms: clorian, mantol

2. (South Wales, figurative) balance

   Synonym: clorian

3. (astronomy, astrology) Libra

Derived terms

• tafoli (“to balance”)
• yn y dafol (“in the balance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tafol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tafol	dafol	nhafol	thafol

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