rhaeadr

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WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Welsh reatir, from Proto-Celtic *riyatros (compare Old Irish ríathor), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reiH- (“to flow”). More at rhewyn.

PronunciationEdit

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥eɨ̯adr/, [ˈr̥ʰeɨ̯adr̩]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ei̯adr/, [ˈr̥ʰei̯adr̩]

NounEdit

rhaeadr f (plural rhaeadrau or rhëydr)

1. waterfall, cascade

SynonymsEdit

• pistyll
• sgwd

MutationEdit

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