rhwyg
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to tear, scratch; streak”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *raih- (“row, streak, line”), Latin rixa (“quarrel, brawl”), and perhaps Sanskrit लिखति (likhati, “to scratch, scrape, pierce”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯ɡ/
Noun[edit]
rhwyg m (plural rhwygau)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhwyg | rwyg | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |