rhydd
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɨːð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥iːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥iː/
- Homophone: rhudd
- Rhymes: -ɨːð
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Brythonic *rrɨð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸriyos, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, from *preyH- (“like, love”).
Adjective edit
rhydd (feminine singular rhydd, plural rhyddion, equative rhydded, comparative rhyddach, superlative rhyddaf)
Derived terms edit
- rhyddfraint m (“emancipation”)
- rhyddhau (“to free, to liberate”)
- rhyddid m (“freedom, liberty”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
rhydd
Alternative forms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhydd | rydd | 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), “rhydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies