Welsh edit

Etymology edit

Backformation from the plural/collective rhieni (from rhy- (before) +‎ geni (birth)) with the suffix -ant, -aint.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

rhiant m (plural rhieni or rhiaint)

  1. parent

Mutation edit

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