chwil

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxfil/
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: chwil

Noun

chwil

1. genitive plural of chwila

Welsh

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

chwil (feminine singular chwil, plural chwil, not comparable, not mutable)

1. reeling, staggering (from drunkenness)
2. intense, extreme

   Synonym: gor-

Derived terms

• chwilboeth (“piping hot”)
• chwilfriw (“shattered”)

Etymology 2

Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish hwil.

Noun

chwil f (plural chwilod, not mutable)

1. Archaic form of chwilen (“beetle”).

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies