rhyddfrydig
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom rhydd (“free”) + bryd (“aim, intent”) + -ig (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
editrhyddfrydig (feminine singular rhyddfrydig, plural rhyddfrydig, equative mor rhyddfrydig, comparative mwy rhyddfrydig, superlative mwyaf rhyddfrydig)
- liberal, open, broadminded
- Synonyms: eangfrydig, haelfrydig
- generous, liberal
Related terms
edit- rhyddfrydedd (“liberality, openmindedness”)
- rhyddfrydiaeth (“liberalism”)
- rhyddfrydol (“liberal”)
- rhyddfrydwr (“liberal, liberalist”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhyddfrydig | ryddfrydig | 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), “rhyddfrydig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies