Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to rhai. Cognate with Breton reizh.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɪu̯/, /r̥ɨ̞u̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɪu̯/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯
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".
Determiner
[edit]rhyw (triggers soft mutation)
- some (a certain, an unspecified or unknown.)
- Mae rhyw ddyn tu allan.
- There's some man outside.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- rhai (“some”)
Noun
[edit]rhyw m or f (plural rhywiau)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhyw | ryw | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies