rhyd

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh rit,[1] from Proto-Brythonic *rrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸritus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).[2] Cognate with Breton red, Cornish rys, Latin portus, and English ford.

Pronunciation

Noun

rhyd m (plural rhydau)

  1. ford

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhyd
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhyd ryd unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 86 i (1)
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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