Rhufain

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Ruuein, from Proto-Brythonic *rrʉβ̃ėn, from Vulgar Latin Rōmănia, from Latin Rōmānia (“Roman Empire”), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμᾱνίᾱ (Rhōmāníā).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞vai̯n/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞vɛn/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iːvai̯n/, /ˈr̥ɪvai̯n/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iːvɛn/, /ˈr̥ɪvɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞vai̯n

Proper noun

Rhufain f

1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)

Derived terms

• Rhufeinaidd
• Rhufeiniad
• rhufeinig
• Rhufeinig
• Rhufeiniwr
• Rhufeinol
• rhufeinol

 

Mutation

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