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-iol
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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-iol
- adjectival suffix
- budd (“benefit”) + -iol → buddiol (“beneficial”)
- dinistr (“destruction”) + -iol → dinistriol (“destructive”)
- bygwth (“to threaten”) + -iol → bygythiol (“threatening”)
- gwraidd (“root”) + -iol → gwreiddiol (“original”)
Derived terms
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-iol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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