rhydd

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨːð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨː/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥iːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /r̥iː/
Homophone: rhudd
Rhymes: -ɨːð

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *rrɨð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸriyos, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, from *preyH- (“like, love”).

Adjective

rhydd (feminine singular rhydd, plural rhyddion, equative rhydded, comparative rhyddach, superlative rhyddaf)

free

Derived terms

rhyddfraint m (“emancipation”)
rhyddhau (“to free, to liberate”)
rhyddid m (“freedom, liberty”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rhydd

(literary) third-person singular present/future of rhoi

Alternative forms

rhy
dyry

Mutation

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

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