rhew
See also: Rhew
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ɸreswos (compare Cornish rew, Breton rev, Irish reo, Old Irish réud), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (compare English freeze).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥eːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛu̯/
Noun
editrhew m (plural rhewogydd)
- frost
- (North Wales) ice
- Synonym: iâ
Usage notes
edit- As a standalone word for "ice", iâ is used in south Wales while northeners prefer rhew. In derived terms all over the country, rhew is usually found as an initial element, e.g. rhewlif (“glacier”), rhewgell (“freezer”), rhewynt (“freezing cold wind”), while iâ is usually a final element, e.g. hufen iâ (“ice cream”), hoci iâ (“ice hockey”), cloch iâ (“icicle”).
Derived terms
edit- rhew du (“black ice”)
- rhew-wastadiant (“cryoplanation”)
- rhewbriddeg (“cryopedology”)
- rhewbwynt (“freezing point”)
- rhewdyrfiad (“congeliturbation”)
- rhewddrylliog (“ice shattered”)
- rheweiddio (“to refrigerate”)
- rhewfriw (“ice shattered”)
- rhewgaeth (“ice bound”)
- rhewgell (“freezer”)
- rhewgist (“deep freeze, chest freezer”)
- rhewgraith (“chattermark”)
- rhewgwymp (“ice fall”)
- rhewi (“to freeze”)
- rhewlif (“glacier”)
- rhewlin (“isoryme, frost line”)
- rhewynt (“very cold wind”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhew | rew | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies