rhywbryd

Welsh

Etymology

rhyw +‎ pryd

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯brɨ̞d/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯brɨ̞d/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯brɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ɪu̯brɨ̞d, -ɨu̯brɨ̞d

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".

Noun

rhywbryd m (uncountable)

  1. sometime
  • ambell waith, ar brydiau, weithiau (“sometimes”)
  • bob amser, o hyd, trwy'r amser, wastad (“always”)
  • byth, erioed (“never”)
  • pryd (“when”)
  • unrhyw bryd (“anytime”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhywbryd rywbryd 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), “rhywbryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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