niwl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh nywl. Cognate with Irish néal; a Celtic loanword either from Vulgar Latin *nībulus, a modification of Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”), or from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“cloud, mist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɪu̯l/

Noun

niwl m (plural niwloedd)

mist, fog, haze

Synonyms

niwlen
nudden
tarth

Derived terms

niwlen
niwlio
niwlog

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