rhywle

Welsh

Etymology

rhyw +‎ lle

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯lɛ/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯lɛ/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯la/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯la/, /ˈr̥ʊlɛ/, /ˈr̥ʊla/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯lɛ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ʊlɛ/, /ˈrʊlɛ/

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".

Adverb

rhywle

  1. somewhere
  • ble, le, lle (“where”)
  • pobman (“everywhere”)
  • unlle, unman (“nowhere, anywhere (negative)”)
  • unrhyw le (“anywhere”)

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