rhwyf

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rwyf, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨβ̃, from Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥uːɨ̯v/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ʊi̯v/

Noun

rhwyf f (plural rhwyfau)

oar

Derived terms

rhwyfbin (“thole, oarlock, rowlock”)
rhwyfo (“to row”)

Mutation

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

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