rhywbeth

Welsh

Etymology

rhyw + beth

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯bɛθ/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯bɛθ/
    • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯baθ/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯baθ/, /ˈr̥ʊbɛθ/, /ˈr̥ʊbaθ/
  • (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯bɛθ/
    • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ʊbɛθ/, /ˈrʊbɛθ/
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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".

Noun

rhywbeth m (uncountable)

  1. something

Mutation

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