rhwng

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rwg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥ʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʊŋ

Preposition

rhwng

1. between

Usage notes

• Personal forms appear variously as rhyngdd-, rhyng-, or rhyngth-.
• Rhwng is not subject to soft mutation.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)

	singular	plural
first person	rhyngof	rhyngom
second person	rhyngot	rhyngoch
third person	rhyngddo m rhyngddi f	rhyngddynt

Personal forms (colloquial)

	singular	plural
first person	rhyngddo i/fi, rhyngdda i	rhyngddon ni
second person	rhyngddot ti, rhyngddat ti	rhyngddoch chi
third person	rhyngddo fe/fo m rhyngddi hi f	rrhyngddyn nhw

Derived terms

• rhyng-
• rhyngol

References

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