rhai
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Irish ré (“row, group of people”).
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
rhai pl
- some (a certain proportion of; an unspecified number of)
- Mae rhai pobol yn hoffi gwersylla.
- Some people like camping.
Related terms edit
Pronoun edit
rhai pl
- ones
- Dw i’n hoffi’r rhai du.
- I like the black ones.
- some (people, things)
- Mae rhai yn dweud hynny.
- Some people say that.
- Mae rhai ar ôl, dw i’n credu.
- There are some left, I think.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhai | rai | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies