moel

See also: möl and m̄öl

English

Etymology

From Welsh moel (“bare hill”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /mɔɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪl

Noun

moel (plural moels)

  1. A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat.

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *maylos; cognate with Old Irish máel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

moel (plural moelion)

  1. bald

Noun

moel f (plural moelydd)

  1. a bare, treeless mountain or hill

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
moel foel unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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