rhyddfreinio

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From rhyddfraint (freedom, franchise, privilege) +‎ -io (verb-forming suffix) or rhydd (free) +‎ breinio (to grant, to privilege).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /r̥əðˈvrei̯njɔ/

Verb

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rhyddfreinio (first-person singular present rhyddfreiniaf)

  1. to enfranchise (to grant a privilege or right)
  2. to emancipate, to manumit

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of rhyddfreinio
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhyddfreinio ryddfreinio 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

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