talwm

Welsh

Etymology

Alteration of talm (“an interval, while, number (of years)”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “GPC doesn't give an etymology or cognates. Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), whether via borrowing or inheritance? In particular, compare Proto-Germanic *talą (“speech; number”) - "calculate" > "number" > "interval" wouldn't be a big semantic shift.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtalʊm/

Noun

talwm m

a (considerable) period of time

Derived terms

ers talwm

Mutation

Mutated forms of *talwm*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
talwm	dalwm	nhalwm	thalwm

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