rhin

See also: rhin- and Rhin

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rin, from Proto-Brythonic *rrin, from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (“secret, mystery”). Compare Old Irish rún (“mystery; secret”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥iːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

rhin f (plural rhiniau)

  1. virtue, essence

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhin
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhin rin 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), “rhin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English rennen, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪn/

Verb

rhin (simple past raan)

  1. to run

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 64
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