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)

1. something

Related terms

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

Mutation

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

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