rhwydd

Welsh

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ʊi̯ð/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ð

Adjective

rhwydd (feminine singular rhwydd, plural rhwyddion, equative rhwydded, comparative rhwyddach, superlative rhwyddaf)

1. easy, facile

   Synonym: hawdd

Derived terms

• hyrwyddo (“to promote”)
• rhwyddhau (“to facilitate”)
• rhwyddineb
• rhwyddlwyn (“speedwell”)

 

Mutation

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.