rhych

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with English furrow and Latin porcus (“pig”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨːχ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥iːχ/

Noun

rhych f (plural rhychau)

1. (agriculture) furrow, trench, ditch

   Synonym: ffos

2. furrow, groove, corrugation, wrinkle, slot (of, for example, a screwdriver)

   Synonym: rhigol

3. (anatomy) cleavage

Derived terms

• rhychiog (“grooved, having grooves”)
• rhychu (“to groove”)

Related terms

• (agriculture) cefn (“ridge”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhych	rych	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.