rhywun

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯ɨ̞n/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯ɨ̞n/
  • (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯ɪn/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Etymology

rhyw + un

Noun

rhywun m (uncountable)

  1. someone

Mutation

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