rhwydd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Welsh ruid, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨð, from Proto-Celtic *rēdis (“simple, easy”) (compare Breton rouez (“thin, sparse; clear, limpid”), Irish réidh (“easy, unhurried”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁réh₁-dʰi (compare Czech řídký), from *h₁réh₁ (“sparsely, rarely, loosely”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯ð/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ð
Adjective[edit]
rhwydd (feminine singular rhwydd, plural rhwyddion, equative rhwydded, comparative rhwyddach, superlative rhwyddaf)
Derived terms[edit]
- hyrwyddo (“to promote”)
- rhwyddhau (“to facilitate”)
- rhwyddineb
- rhwyddlwyn (“speedwell”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhwydd | rwydd | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 306–7
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯ð
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh adjectives