rhithiol
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rhith (“illusion; guise”) + -iol.
Adjective
[edit]rhithiol (feminine singular rhithiol, plural rhithiol, equative mor rithiol, comparative mwy rhithiol, superlative mwyaf rhithiol)
- illusory
- 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
[edit]- anewra rhithiol (“ghostwort”)
- chwimwyfyn rhithiol (“ghost moth”)
- y galdrist rithiol (“ghost orchid”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhithiol | rithiol | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- 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