rhych
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with English furrow and Latin porcus (“pig”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɨːχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥iːχ/
Noun
[edit]rhych f (plural rhychau)
- (agriculture) furrow, trench, ditch
- Synonym: ffos
- furrow, groove, corrugation, wrinkle, slot (of, for example, a screwdriver)
- Synonym: rhigol
- (anatomy) cleavage
Derived terms
[edit]- rhychiog (“grooved, having grooves”)
- rhychu (“to groove”)
- uniad tafod a rhych (“tongue and groove joint”)
Related terms
[edit]- (agriculture) cefn (“ridge”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhych | rych | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.