rhech

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *rrex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. Cognate with English fart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥eːχ/

Noun

rhech f (plural rhechod or rhechion)

  1. fart
    Synonym: cnec

Derived terms

  • ci rhech (“brown-noser, toady”)
  • rhech a rhwd (“all wind and piss”, literally “fart and rust”)
  • rhech benfelen (“staining fart”, literally “yellow-headed fart”)
  • rhech dafad (“trifle”, literally “sheep's fart”)
  • taro rhech (“to break wind”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhech
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhech rech unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “rhech”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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