amryw

Welsh

Etymology

am- (“various”) +‎ rhyw (“some”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈamrɪu̯/, /ˈamrɨu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈamrɪu̯/

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".

Adjective

amryw (feminine singular amryw, plural amrywion, not comparable)

1. several, various, diverse, different (will cause soft mutation to the following noun)

   amryw ddynion ― several men

   amryw lyfrau ― several books

Related terms

• amrywedd
• amrywiad
• amrywiaeth
• amrywio
• amrywiol

Mutation

Mutated forms of amryw

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amryw	unchanged	unchanged	hamryw

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