twlc

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Old Irish tolg (“cubicle”).

Noun

twlc m (plural tylciau or twlciau, diminutive tylcyn or twlcyn)

1. pigsty, pig enclosure

   Synonyms: cwt, cut, lloc

2. hovel

   Synonyms: cwt, bwthyn, caban, lluesty

Derived terms

• heb na thŷ na thwlc (“without shelter”, literally “with neither house nor hovel”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of twlc

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twlc	dwlc	nhwlc	thwlc

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “twlc”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary (in Welsh), Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twlc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies