rhiain

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rhiain, from Proto-Brythonic *riɣėn (“queen”), from Proto-Celtic *rīganī.

Noun

rhiain f (plural rhianedd)

  1. maiden

Derived terms
  • rhiain y dŵr f (“water strider”)

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