Rhydychen

Welsh
Dinas Rhydychen

Etymology

From rhyd +‎ ychen, probably a calque of Old English Oxnaford, unless the latter is itself a calque of an older Brythonic name.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌr̥ɨːˈdəχɛn/, /r̥ɨ̞ˈdəχɛn/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌr̥iːˈdəχɛn/, /r̥ɪˈdəχɛn/

Proper noun

Rhydychen f

  1. Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
  2. Ellipsis of Prifysgol Rhydychen (“University of Oxford”).

Derived terms

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