rhwystr
Welsh
editEtymology
editBack-formation from rhwystro (“to hinder, to obstruct”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊɨ̯sdr/, [ˈr̥ʰʊɨ̯str̩]
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯sdr/, [ˈr̥ʰʊi̯str̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯sdɪr/, [r̥ʰʊi̯stɪr]
Noun
editrhwystr m (plural rhwystrau)
- hindrance, obstacle
- Synonyms: llestair, llesteiriad, atalfa
- problem, difficulty
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhwystr | rwystr | 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), “rhwystr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies