rhiw

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Usually attested in placenames, such as Carew, parallel to the Cornish suffix -rew, but of obscure origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rhiw m or f (plural rhiwiau)

  1. slope, hill

Mutation[edit]

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