rhych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rych, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with English furrow and Latin porca (“ridge”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

rhych m or f (plural rhychau)

  1. (agriculture) furrow
    Synonym: cwys
  2. (by extension) trench
    Synonym: ffos
  3. groove, corrugation, wrinkle, slot
    Synonyms: rhigol, crych
  4. rut (of wheel)
    Synonym: rhigol
  5. (geology, archaeology) stria
    Synonym: rhigol
  6. (anatomy) stria, stripe
    Synonym: rhesen

Derived terms

  • rhych(i)og (“grooved; corrugated; striated; furrowed (brow)”)
  • rhychu (“to groove; corrugate; striate; furrow (brow)”)
  • uniad tafod a rhych (“tongue and groove joint”)
  • (agriculture) grwn (“ridge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhych
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhych rych 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. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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