rhes

Welsh

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given a further etymology in GPC. Bears a resemblance to English row, though probably not related. Maybe from an s-extension of Proto-Indo-European *Hrew- (“to dig out”) or *h₂er- (“to fit, fix”)?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /r̥eːs/
Rhymes: -eːs

Noun

rhes f (plural rhesi)

row, rank

Derived terms

achres (“genealogical table”)
cyflogres (“payroll”)
cyfres (“series”)
rhesel (“rack”)
rhesen (“stripe”)
rhesog (“striped”)
teires (“having three rows”)

Related terms

rhestr (“list”)

Mutation

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies