rhwym

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥uːɨ̯m/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /r̥ʊi̯m/

Noun

rhwym m (plural rhwymau)

bond, tie, shackle
bond, pledge, obligation

Derived terms

rhwymo (“to bind, to tie”)
rhwymyn (“bandage; band, ribbon”)

Adjective

rhwym (feminine singular rhwym, plural rhwym, not comparable)

Derived terms

rhwymedd (“constipation”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhwym	rwym	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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