rhiant

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from the plural/collective rhieni (from rhy- (“before”) +‎ geni (“birth”)) with the suffix -ant, -aint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iː.ant/

Noun

rhiant m (plural rhieni or rhiaint)

  1. parent

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhiant
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhiant riant 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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