rhyddfreiniad

Welsh

Etymology

From rhyddfreinio (“to enfranchise; to emancipate”) +‎ -iad (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥əðˈvrei̯njad/

Noun

rhyddfreiniad m (uncountable)

1. enfranchisement
2. emancipation, manumission

Related terms

• rhyddfraint (“freedom, franchise, privilege”)
• rhyddfreinio (“to enfranchise; to emancipate”)
• rhyddfreiniwr (“freeman”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhyddfreiniad	ryddfreiniad	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), “rhyddfreiniad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies