rhin
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh rin, from Proto-Brythonic *rrin, from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (“secret, mystery”). Compare Old Irish rún (“mystery; secret”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r̥iːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Derived terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhin | rin | 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), “rhin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English rennen, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾɪn/
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 64
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