rhin

See also: rhin- and Rhin

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh rin, from Proto-Brythonic *rin, from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (“secret, mystery”). Compare Old Irish rún (“mystery; secret”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /r̥iːn/

Noun

rhin f (plural rhiniau)

  1. virtue, essence

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

Further reading
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “rhin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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