-rwydd
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Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /rʊɨ̯ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /rʊi̯ð/
Suffix
[edit]-rwydd
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- sicr (“certain”) + -rwydd → sicrwydd (“certainty”)
- hapus (“happy”) + -rwydd → hapusrwydd (“happiness”)
- amherffaith (“imperfect”) + -rwydd → amherffeithrwydd (“imperfection”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-rwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies