Rhydychen
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From rhyd + ychen, probably a calque of Old English Oxnaford, unless the latter is itself a calque of an older Brythonic name.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌr̥ɨːˈdəχɛn/, /r̥ɨ̞ˈdəχɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌr̥iːˈdəχɛn/, /r̥ɪˈdəχɛn/
Proper noun edit
Rhydychen f
- Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
- Ellipsis of Prifysgol Rhydychen (“University of Oxford”).
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Rhydychen | Rydychen | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||