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See also: Rhew
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *ɸreswos (compare Cornish rew, Breton rev, Irish reo, Old Irish réud), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (compare English freeze).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥eːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛu̯/
Noun[edit]
rhew m (plural rhewogydd)
- frost
- (North Wales) ice
- Synonym: iâ
Usage notes[edit]
- As a standalone word for "ice", iâ is used in south Wales while northeners prefer rhew. In derived terms all over the country, rhew is usually found as an initial element, e.g. rhewlif (“glacier”), rhewgell (“freezer”), rhewynt (“freezing cold wind”), while iâ is usually a final element, e.g. hufen iâ (“ice cream”), hoci iâ (“ice hockey”), cloch iâ (“icicle”).
Derived terms[edit]
- rhew du (“black ice”)
- rhew-wastadiant (“cryoplanation”)
- rhewbriddeg (“cryopedology”)
- rhewbwynt (“freezing point”)
- rhewdyrfiad (“congeliturbation”)
- rhewddrylliog (“ice shattered”)
- rheweiddio (“to refrigerate”)
- rhewfriw (“ice shattered”)
- rhewgaeth (“ice bound”)
- rhewgell (“freezer”)
- rhewgist (“deep freeze, chest freezer”)
- rhewgraith (“chattermark”)
- rhewgwymp (“ice fall”)
- rhewi (“to freeze”)
- rhewlif (“glacier”)
- rhewlin (“isoryme, frost line”)
- rhewynt (“very cold wind”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhew | rew | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies