rhwyg

Welsh

Alternative forms

• rhwygiad

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to tear, scratch; streak”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *raih- (“row, streak, line”), Latin rixa (“quarrel, brawl”), and perhaps Sanskrit लिखति (likhati, “to scratch, scrape, pierce”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥uːɨ̯ɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ʊi̯ɡ/

Noun

rhwyg m (plural rhwygau)

1. tear, rip

Derived terms

• rhwygo

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhwyg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhwyg	rwyg	unchanged	unchanged

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