rhywbeth

Welsh

Etymology

rhyw +‎ peth

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯bɛθ/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯bɛθ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯baθ/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯baθ/, /ˈr̥ʊbɛθ/, /ˈr̥ʊbaθ/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯bɛθ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ʊbɛθ/, /ˈrʊbɛθ/, /ˈr̥ʊpɛθ/, /ˈrʊpɛθ/
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Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Noun

rhywbeth m (plural rhyw bethau)

something

Related terms

be', beth (“what”)
dim, dim byd (“nothing”)
pob dim, popeth (“everything”)
unrhyw beth (“anything”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *rhywbeth*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhywbeth	rywbeth	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhywbeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies