rhin

See also: rhin- and Rhin

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rin, from Proto-Brythonic *rin, from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (“secret, mystery”). Compare Old Irish rún (“mystery; secret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥iːn/

Noun

rhin f (plural rhiniau)

1. virtue, essence

Mutation

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies