rhyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rynn, rin, from Proto-Celtic *rinnos (“fast”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow, run”). For parallels in the semantic evolution, compare English fast, which had the reverse development — going from "firm" to "quick".

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞n

Adjective

rhyn (feminine singular rhyn, plural rhynion, equative rhynned, comparative rhynnach, superlative rhynnaf)

1. rigid, stiff

   Synonym: anhyblyg

2. rough, turbulent, fierce
3. cold, chilly

   Synonyms: oer, rhynnaidd

Derived terms

• rhynder (“cold, coldness”)
• rhyndod (“extreme coldness”)
• rhynedig (“very cold”)
• rhyniog (“shivering”)
• rhynion (“groats, hulled oats”)
• rhynllydd (“shivering, chilling”)
• rhynnaidd (“chilly”)
• rhynnawdd (“attack, assault”)
• rhynnol (“shivering”)
• rhynnu (“shiver, freeze to death”)
• rhynwynt (“cold wind”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhyn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhyn	ryn	unchanged	unchanged

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

References

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