rhyddfreinio

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rhyddfraint (freedom, franchise, privilege) +‎ -io (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /r̥əðˈvrei̯njɔ/

Verb[edit]

rhyddfreinio (first-person singular present rhyddfreiniaf)

  1. to enfranchise (to grant a privilege or right)
  2. to emancipate, to manumit

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Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyddfreinio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies