rhyd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Old Welsh rit,[1] from Proto-Brythonic *rrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸritus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).[2] Cognate with Breton red, Cornish rys, Latin portus, and English ford.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥iːd/
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Noun edit
rhyd m (plural rhydau)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhyd | ryd | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 86 i (1)
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies