Rhydychen

Welsh

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

Mutated forms of Rhydychen
radical soft nasal aspirate
Rhydychen Rydychen unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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