tewl

Cornish

Alternative forms

• tewal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teʊl/

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish teul, tevle, from Old Cornish tiwoulgou, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-. Cognate with Welsh tywyll.

Adjective

tewl

1. dark

   Synonym: du

2. sombre, gloomy
3. murky, obscure

Derived terms

• tewlder (“darkness”)
• tewlhe (“darken”, verb)
• tewlwolow (“dusk”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tewl

1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of tewlel (“to throw”)

Mutation

Mutation of tewl

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
tewl	dewl	thewl	unchanged	unchanged

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