Pont-y-pŵl

Welsh

Etymology

From pont (“bridge”) +‎ y (“(of the)”) +‎ English pool. (The word pŵl refers to the game of pool or to a pool in gambling, not to a pool of water, which is pwll.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔntəˈpuːl/

Proper noun

Pont-y-pŵl f

1. Pontypool (a town in Torfaen county borough)

Descendants

• English: Pontypool

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Pont-y-pŵl	Bont-y-pŵl	Mhont-y-pŵl	Phont-y-pŵl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.