teulu

From Proto-Celtic *tegoslougom, from Proto-Celtic *tegos (“house”) + Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troup, army”), equivalent to tŷ +‎ llu. Compare Cornish teylu, Irish teaghlach, Scottish Gaelic teaghlach, Manx lught thie.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈteɨ̯lɨ̞/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtei̯li/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːli/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯lɨ

teulu m (plural teuluoedd)

1. family

• (rare) teuluo, teulua (“to raise a family”)
• teuluol (“domestic”, adjective)