rhwyd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh rwyt, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨd, from Latin rēte.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯d/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯d/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯d
Noun edit
rhwyd f (plural rhwydi or rhwydau)
Derived terms edit
- pêl-rwyd (“netball”)
- rhwydo (“to net, to ensnare”)
- rhwydwaith (“network”)
- rhyngrwyd (“internet”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhwyd | rwyd | 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), “rhwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 361