rhi

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh ri, from Proto-Brythonic *rriɣ, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Noun

rhi m (plural rhiau)

1. king

Synonyms

• brenin
• pennaeth
• tywysog
• teyrn

Mutation

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

Etymology 2

Noun

rhi f (plural rhiau)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Rh/rh.

Mutation

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

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd