rhyddhad

Welsh

Etymology

From rhyddhau (“to free, to liberate”) +‎ -ad (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥əðˈhaːd/

Noun

rhyddhad m (uncountable)

1. liberation, release
2. relief

   Fe brofais i deimlad o ryddhad llwyr.

   I experienced a feeling of total relief.

   Roedd hynny'n rhyddhad enfawr i ni i gyd.

   That was a huge relief to us all.

Related terms

• rhyddid (“freedom, liberty”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhyddhad	ryddhad	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyddhad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies