rhaeadr

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh reatir, from Proto-Celtic *riyatros (compare Old Irish ríathor), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reiH- (“to flow”). More at rhewyn.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥eɨ̯adr/, [ˈr̥ʰeɨ̯adr̩]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ei̯adr/, [ˈr̥ʰei̯adr̩]

Noun

rhaeadr f (plural rhaeadrau or rhëydr)

  1. waterfall, cascade

Synonyms
  • pistyll
  • sgwd

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