rhithiol

Welsh

Etymology

From rhith (“illusion; guise”) +‎ -iol.

Adjective

rhithiol (feminine singular rhithiol, plural rhithiol, equative mor rithiol, comparative mwy rhithiol, superlative mwyaf rhithiol)

1. illusory
2. virtual
   • 2020 September 15, “Cau ysgol: Ymgynghori dros y we yn ‘sefyllfa amhosib’”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[1]:

     Dywed y llywodraethwyr fod cynnal ymgynghoriad rhithiol dros y we ar ddyfodol yr ysgol yn ystod y cyfnod clo wedi eu rhoi mewn “sefyllfa amhosib”.

     The governors say that holding a virtual consultation over the web on the school’s future during the lockdown period has put them in “an impossible situation”.

Derived terms

• anewra rhithiol (“ghostwort”)
• chwimwyfyn rhithiol (“ghost moth”)
• y galdrist rithiol (“ghost orchid”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhithiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies