rhithiol

Welsh

Etymology

From rhith (“illusion; guise”) +‎ -iol.

Adjective

rhithiol (feminine singular rhithiol, plural rhithiol, equative mor rithiol, comparative mwy rhithiol, superlative mwyaf rhithiol)

  1. illusory
  2. virtual
    • 2020 September 15, “Cau ysgol: Ymgynghori dros y we yn ‘sefyllfa amhosib’”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎[1]:
      Dywed y llywodraethwyr fod cynnal ymgynghoriad rhithiol dros y we ar ddyfodol yr ysgol yn ystod y cyfnod clo wedi eu rhoi mewn “sefyllfa amhosib”.
      The governors say that holding a virtual consultation over the web on the school’s future during the lockdown period has put them in “an impossible situation”.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhithiol
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhithiol rithiol 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

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhithiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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