trwbl

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English truble, troble, from Old French troble.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /trʊbl/, [ˈtr̥ʰʊbl̩ˠ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /trʊbʊl/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /trʊbl/, [ˈtr̥ʰʊbl̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /truːbʊl/, /trʊbʊl/

Noun

trwbl m (plural trwblau or tryblau)

1. trouble, bother

   Synonyms: trafferth, helbul, helynt

Derived terms

• trwblu (“to trouble, to bother”)
• trwblus (“troublesome”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of trwbl

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trwbl	drwbl	nhrwbl	thrwbl

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

Further reading

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