Welsh

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Etymology

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From rhuthr (rush, noun) +‎ -o,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew- (to hurry).[2] Cognate with Middle Irish rúatharaigid (makes a rush or onset),[3] from rúathar, rúathur m (onrush, onset, attack).[4]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rhuthro (first-person singular present rhuthraf)

  1. to rush, hasten, hurry
  2. to rush (upon), charge, attack, assault, invade
  3. to rush (of sea, wind)

Conjugation

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhuthro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhuthr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúatharaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúathar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language