rhyg
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Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Welsh ryc, perhaps a borrowing of Old English ryġe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɨːɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥iːɡ/
Noun
[edit]rhyg m (plural rhygau)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (Cereals) ŷd; ceirch, gwenith, haidd, indrawn/india-corn, miled, reis, rhyg, rhygwenith, sbelt, sorgwm
Derived terms
[edit]- bara rhyg (“rye bread”)
- rhygwellt (“ryegrass”)
- rhygwenith (“triticale”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhyg | ryg | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies