rhwyg
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to tear, scratch; streak”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *raih- (“row, streak, line”), Latin rixa (“quarrel, brawl”), and perhaps Sanskrit लिखति (likhati, “to scratch, scrape, pierce”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯ɡ/
Noun
editrhwyg m (plural rhwygau)
Derived terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhwyg | rwyg | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |