rhych
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with English furrow and Latin porcus (“pig”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɨːχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥iːχ/
Noun edit
rhych f (plural rhychau)
- (agriculture) furrow, trench, ditch
- Synonym: ffos
- furrow, groove, corrugation, wrinkle, slot (of, for example, a screwdriver)
- Synonym: rhigol
- (anatomy) cleavage
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- (agriculture) cefn (“ridge”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhych | rych | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||