rhywun

Welsh

Etymology

From rhyw (“some”) +‎ un (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯ɨ̞n/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯ɨ̞n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯ɪn/

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

rhywun m (uncountable)

  1. someone

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhywun
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhywun rywun unchanged unchanged

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

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