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.

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Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

moel (feminine singular moel, plural moelion, equative moeled, comparative moelach, superlative moelaf)

  1. bald
  2. plain
  3. bare

Derived terms
  • moeli (“to go bald”)
  • moelni (“baldness”)
  • moelyn (“baldy”)

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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