pobl

Welsh

Alternative forms

• pobol

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pobyl, from Proto-Brythonic *pobl, from Latin populus. Cognate with Cornish pobel, Breton pobl, Irish pobal.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /pɔbl/, [ˈpʰɔbl̩ˠ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔbɔl/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /pɔbl/, [ˈpʰɔbl̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːbɔl/, /ˈpɔbɔl/

Noun

pobl f (plural pobloedd)

1. people, public, nation, tribe, crowd, inhabitants

Derived terms

• poblog (“populous”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pobl	bobl	mhobl	phobl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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