rhwym

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-smn̥, from *Hreyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥uːɨ̯m/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ʊi̯m/

Noun

rhwym m (plural rhwymau)

1. bond, tie, shackle
2. bond, pledge, obligation

Derived terms

• rhwymo (“to bind, to tie”)
• rhwymyn (“bandage; band, ribbon”)

Adjective

rhwym (feminine singular rhwym, plural rhwym, not comparable)

1. bound, obliged
2. constipated

Derived terms

• rhwymedd (“constipation”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhwym	rwym	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), “rhwym”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies