ystafell

Welsh

Alternative forms

• stafell

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ystauell, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨstavell, from Vulgar Latin *(i)stabellum, from Latin stabulum (“dwelling; stable”); cognate with English stable (“building for horses”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /əsˈdavɛɬ/, [əsˈtavɛɬ]
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsdavɛɬ/, [ˈstavɛɬ], /ˈsdavaɬ/, [ˈstavaɬ]
• (South Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /əsˈdaːvɛɬ/, [əsˈtaːvɛɬ], /əsˈdavɛɬ/, [əsˈtavɛɬ]
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsdaːvɛɬ/, [ˈstaːvɛɬ], /ˈsdavɛɬ/, [ˈstavɛɬ]

Noun

ystafell f (plural ystafelloedd)

1. room, chamber
2. accommodation

Derived terms

• goruwchystafell
• rhagystafell
• ystafell briodas
• ystafell fwyta
• ystafell fyw
• ystafell wely
• ystafell ymolchi

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ystafell	unchanged	unchanged	hystafell
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), “ystafell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies