drych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh drych, from Proto-Celtic *drikā (altered under the influence of a form related to Middle Breton derch (“aspect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /drɨːχ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /driːχ/

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• Rhymes: -ɨːχ

Noun

drych m (plural drychau)

1. mirror, looking-glass
2. image, form

   Synonyms: llun, delw, delwedd

Derived terms

• drychddelwedd
• drychfeddwl
• goddrych
• golygddrych
• gwrthrych
• ysbienddrych

 

Related terms

• edrych (“to look”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
drych	ddrych	nrych	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), “drych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies