rhwd
Welsh
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *rutu-,[1] as in the placename Rutupiae.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r̥uːd/
Noun
rhwd m (plural rhydau)
- rust, corrosion
- (phytopathology) rust, rubigo
- Synonyms: y gawod goch, rhydni
Derived terms
- rhech a rhwd (“all wind and piss”, literally “fart and rust”)
- rhwd marchredyn (“male-fern rust”)
- rhwd mintys (“mint rust”)
- rhwd mynawyd-y-bugail (“geranium rust”)
- rhydlyd (“rusty”)
- rhydni (“rustiness; rubigo”)
- rhydu (“to rust”)
- rhytgoch (“rust-coloured; russet”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhwd | rwd | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Eric P. Hamp (1966) “Roman British Rutupiae, Gaulish Rutuba”, in Études Celtiques[1], volume 11, page 413‒414
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies