rhwyg
Welsh
Alternative forms
- rhwygiad
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to tear, scratch; streak”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *raih- (“row, streak, line”), Latin rixa (“quarrel, brawl”), and perhaps Sanskrit लिखति (likhati, “to scratch, scrape, pierce”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯ɡ/
Derived terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhwyg | rwyg | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhwyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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