Welsh

Noun

gôl f (plural goliau)

1. (sports, games) goal
2. aim, prize, destination

Usage notes

• Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gôl does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y); however, any adjective that modifies gôl mutates as it normally would (e.g. y gôl gyntaf ‎(“the first goal”)). Conversely, gôl does undergo nasal mutation to ngôl as usual.

Derived terms

• gôl adlam ‎(“drop-goal”)
• gôl gosb ‎(“penalty goal”)

Mutation

References

• “gôl” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.