rhith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *riθ, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrixtus, from Proto-Indo-European *prep-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥iːθ/

Noun

rhith m (plural rhithiau)

  1. form, guise
  2. disguise, illusion

Derived terms

  • rhagrith (“hypocrisy”)
  • rhithawdur (“ghostwriter”)
  • rhithdyb (“delusion”)
  • rhithdduwiol (“sanctimonious”)
  • rhithio (“to cause to appear, to conjure up”)
  • rhithiol (“illusory”)
  • rhithlun (“mirage”)
  • rhithweledigaeth (“hallucination”)
  • rhithwir (“virtual”)
  • rhithyn (“particle”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
rhith rith unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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