rhyw
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɪu̯/, /r̥ɨ̞u̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɪu̯/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯
Usage notes
Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".
Determiner
rhyw (triggers soft mutation)
- some (a certain, an unspecified or unknown.)
- Mae rhyw ddyn tu allan.
- There's some man outside.
Derived terms
Related terms
- rhai (“some”)
Noun
rhyw m or f (plural rhywiau)
Derived terms
- croesryw (“cross-breed, hybrid”)
- deuryw
- neillryw
- rhywedd
- rhywiaeth
- rhywiol
- rhywogaeth
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhyw | ryw | 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), “rhyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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