rhiant

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Backformation from the plural/collective rhieni (from rhy- (before) +‎ geni (birth)) with the suffix -ant, -aint.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rhiant m (plural rhieni or rhiaint)

  1. parent

Mutation

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