rhyddfrydol

Welsh

Etymology

rhydd +‎ bryd +‎ -ol

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌr̥ɨːðˈvrədɔl/, /r̥ɨ̞ðˈvrədɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌr̥iːðˈvrədɔl/, /r̥ɪðˈvrədɔl/

Adjective

rhyddfrydol (feminine singular rhyddfrydol, plural rhyddfrydol, equative mor ryddfrydol, comparative mwy rhyddfrydol, superlative mwyaf rhyddfrydol)

1. liberal

Derived terms

• rhyddfrydoli (“liberalize”)
• Y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol (“Liberal Democrats”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhyddfrydol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhyddfrydol	ryddfrydol	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), “rhyddfrydol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies