rhych

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with English furrow and Latin porcus (“pig”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

rhych f (plural rhychau)

  1. (agriculture) furrow, trench, ditch
    Synonym: ffos
  2. furrow, groove, corrugation, wrinkle, slot (of, for example, a screwdriver)
    Synonym: rhigol
  3. (anatomy) cleavage

Derived terms
  • rhychiog (“grooved, having grooves”)
  • rhychu (“to groove”)
  • (agriculture) cefn (“ridge”)

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

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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