rhyddhad

Welsh

Etymology

From rhyddhau (to free, to liberate) + -ad (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥əðˈhaːd/

Noun

rhyddhad m (uncountable)

  1. liberation, release
  2. relief
    Fe brofais i deimlad o ryddhad llwyr.
    I experienced a feeling of total relief.
    Roedd hynny'n rhyddhad enfawr i ni i gyd.
    That was a huge relief to us all.

Mutation

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