rhydd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨːð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥iːð/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /r̥iː/
• Homophone: rhudd
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *rrɨð, from Proto-Celtic *ɸriyos, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, from *preyH- (“like, love”).

Adjective

rhydd (feminine singular rhydd, plural rhyddion, equative rhydded, comparative rhyddach, superlative rhyddaf)

1. free

Derived terms

• canu rhydd (“free metre”)
• dolur rhydd (“diarrhoea”)
• ewyllys rhydd (“free will”)
• penrhydd (“unrestrained”)
• (chemistry) radical rhydd (“free radical”)
• rhydd-ddeiliad (“freeholder”)
• rhyddfarn (“acquittal”)
• rhyddfraint (“emancipation”)
• rhyddfreinio (“to emancipate”)
• rhyddfrydedd (“liberalness, openmindedness”)
• rhyddfrydiaeth (“liberalism”)
• rhyddfrydol (“liberal”, adjective)
• rhyddfrydwr (“liberal”, adjective)
• rhyddhau (“to free, to liberate”)
• rhyddid (“freedom, liberty”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rhydd

1. (literary) third-person singular present/future of rhoi

Alternative forms

• rhy
• dyry

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhydd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhydd	rydd	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

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