rhwd

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *rutu-, as in the placename Rutupiae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥uːd/

Noun

rhwd m (plural rhydau)

1. rust, corrosion
2. (phytopathology) rust, rubigo

   Synonyms: y gawod goch, rhydni

Derived terms

• rhydlyd (“rusty”)
• rhydni (“rustiness; rubigo”)
• rhydu (“to rust”)
• rhytgoch (“rust-coloured; russet”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhwd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhwd	rwd	unchanged	unchanged

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