hael

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *saglo-, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-, *seǵʰi-, *seǵʰu-, *seǵʰos- (victorious), related to Gaulish *sagilos (found in personal names), from Proto-Indo-European *soǵʰ-elo- or *seǵʰ-elo-, from *seǵʰ- (to hold, overpower).[1][2][3]

Adjective

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hael (feminine singular hael, plural haelion, equative haeled, comparative haelach, superlative haelaf, not mutable)

  1. generous, bountiful, kind, liberal
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hael

  1. h-prothesized form of ael (brow)

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, P. (1995). Studies in British Celtic historical phonology. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 135
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “888-889”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 888-889
  3. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ael unchanged unchanged hael
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.