rhyddid

Welsh

FWOTD – 9 July 2022

Etymology

rhydd (“free”) +‎ -did.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥əðɪd/
• Rhymes: -əðɪd

Noun

rhyddid m (usually uncountable, plural rhyddidau)

1. freedom, liberty, license
   • 1978, “NCB”, Gary Melville (lyrics), Gary Beard (music), performed by Llygod Ffyrnig:

     Byw ar y dôl, rhyddid ffôl, dim ond silicosis sydd ar ôl

     Living on the dole, senseless freedom, only silicosis is left.

2. common land

Derived terms

• breinryddid m (“immunity”)

Related terms

• rhyddhad (“relief”)

Mutation

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