rhyn

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞n

Adjective

rhyn (feminine singular rhyn, plural rhynion, equative rhynned, comparative rhynnach, superlative rhynnaf)

1. rigid, stiff

   Synonym: anhyblyg

2. rough, turbulent, fierce
3. cold, chilly

   Synonyms: oer, rhynnaidd

Derived terms

• rhynder (“cold, coldness”)
• rhyndod (“extreme coldness”)
• rhynedig (“very cold”)
• rhyniog (“shivering”)
• rhynion (“groats, hulled oats”)
• rhynllydd (“shivering, chilling”)
• rhynnaidd (“chilly”)
• rhynnawdd (“attack, assault”)
• rhynnol (“shivering”)
• rhynnu (“shiver, freeze to death”)
• rhynwynt (“cold wind”)

 

Mutation

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