Rhydychen

Welsh

Dinas Rhydychen

Etymology

From rhyd +‎ ychen, probably a calque of Old English Oxnaford, unless the latter is itself a calque of an older Brythonic name.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌr̥ɨːˈdəχɛn/, /r̥ɨ̞ˈdəχɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌr̥iːˈdəχɛn/, /r̥ɪˈdəχɛn/

Proper noun

Rhydychen f

1. Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
2. Ellipsis of Prifysgol Rhydychen (“University of Oxford”).

Derived terms

• Prifysgol Rhydychen
• Swydd Rydychen

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Rhydychen	Rydychen	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.