rhyfel

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh ryuel, from Latin rebellis (“making war anew”), from rebello (“to wage war”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rhyfel m or f (plural rhyfeloedd)

  1. war, warfare
  2. conflict
  3. battle

Derived terms

  • arfau rhyfel (“ammunitions”)
  • arglwydd rhyfel (“warlord”)
  • carcharor rhyfel (“prisoner of war”)
  • cerbyd rhyfel (“(war) chariot”)
  • cyfraith rhyfel (“martial law”)
  • cyhoeddi rhyfel (“declaration of war”)
  • dioddefwr rhyfel (“victim of war”)
  • euogrwydd rhyfel (“war guilt”)
  • ffrwydron rhyfel (“ammunition”)
  • llong ryfel (“warship”)
  • llongau rhyfel (“battleships”)
  • pensiwn rhyfel (“war pension”)
  • Rhyfel Annibyniaeth America (“American War of Independence”)
  • rhyfel athreuliol (“war of attrition”)
  • rhyfel byd (“world war”)
  • Rhyfel Can Mlynedd (“Hundred Years' War”)
  • rhyfel cartref (“civil war”)
  • rhyfel cyfiawn (“just war”)
  • Rhyfel Deng Mlynedd ar Hugain (“Thirty Years' War”)
  • rhyfel dosbarth (“class struggle”)
  • rhyfel gerila (“guerrilla warfare”)
  • Rhyfel Oer (“Cold War”)
  • rhyfel olyniaeth (“war of succession”)
  • rhyfel sanctaidd (“holy war”)
  • Rhyfel y Boer (“Boer War”)
  • Rhyfel y Crimea (“Crimean War”)
  • Rhyfel y Degwm (“Tithe War”)
  • Rhyfel y Marchogion (“Knights' War”)
  • Rhyfel y Werin (“Peasants' War”)
  • rhyfel ymosodedd (“war of aggression”)
  • Rhyfel yr Esgobion (“Bishops' War”)
  • rhyfela (“to wage war”)
  • rhyfeloedd llwythol (“tribal warfare”)
  • Rhyfeloedd y Rhosynnod (“Wars of the Roses”)
  • rhyfelwr (“warrior”)
  • trosedd rhyfel (“war crime”)
  • troseddwr rhyfel (“war criminal”)
  • y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf (“the First World War”)
  • y Rhyfel Mawr (“the Great War”)
  • yr Ail Ryfel Byd (“the Second World War”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhyfel
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhyfel ryfel 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

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “rhyfel”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyfel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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