rhywiol

Welsh

Etymology

From rhyw +‎ -iol.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯jɔl/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯jɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯jɔl/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Adjective

rhywiol (feminine singular rhywiol, plural rhywiol, equative mor rywiol, comparative mwy rhywiol, superlative mwyaf rhywiol)

1. sexual

Derived terms

• cyfathrach rywiol (“sexual intercourse”)
• cyfunrhywiol (“homosexual”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhywiol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhywiol	rywiol	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.