anrheg

Welsh

Etymology

From an- (intensive prefix) +‎ rheg (“gift”).[1] Pughe instead analyses it as an- (negative prefix) +‎ rheg (“curse, oath”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈanr̥ɛɡ/

Noun

anrheg f (plural anrhegion)

  1. gift, present
  • anrhegu

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anrheg unchanged unchanged hanrheg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “anrheg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. William Owen Pughe (1803) A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English‎, page 265
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