Welsh

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Etymology

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From an- (intensive prefix) +‎ rheg (gift).[1] Pughe instead analyses it as an- (negative prefix) +‎ rheg (curse, oath).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anrheg f (plural anrhegion)

  1. gift, present
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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anrheg unchanged unchanged hanrheg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “anrheg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ William Owen Pughe (1803) A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English[1], page 265