rheol

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh reol, ryol, from Proto-Brythonic *rreɣol, from Latin rēgula (“rule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥eː.ɔl/

Noun

rheol f (plural rheolau)

1. rule, regulation

Derived terms

• rheolaeth (“management”)
• rheolaidd (“regular”)
• rheolfa (“checkpoint”)
• rheoli (“to rule, to govern; to manage”)
• rheolus (“orderly”)
• rheolwr (“ruler, governor; manager”)
• rheolydd (“regulator, controller”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rheol	reol	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.