rhyddfraint
Welsh
Etymology
From rhydd (“free”) + braint (“privilege”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥əðvrai̯nt/
Noun
rhyddfraint f (plural rhyddfreiniau)
- freedom, franchise, privilege (right officially conferred by a government or similar)
- emancipation, manumission
- (uncountable) freedom of the city, freemanship
Derived terms
- rhyddfreinio (“to enfranchise; to emancipate”)
- rhyddfreiniwr (“freeman”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhyddfraint | ryddfraint | 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), “rhyddfraint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies