amryw
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]am- (“various”) + rhyw (“some”)[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈamrɪu̯/, /ˈamrɨu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈamrɪu̯/
Usage notes
[edit]Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".
Adjective
[edit]amryw (feminine singular amryw, plural amrywion, not comparable)
- several, various, diverse, different (will cause soft mutation to the following noun)
- amryw ddynion ― several men
- amryw lyfrau ― several books
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| amryw | unchanged | unchanged | hamryw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||