rhyddfrydig
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rhydd (“free”) + bryd (“aim, intent”) + -ig (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective[edit]
rhyddfrydig (feminine singular rhyddfrydig, plural rhyddfrydig, equative mor rhyddfrydig, comparative mwy rhyddfrydig, superlative mwyaf rhyddfrydig)
- liberal, open, broadminded
- Synonyms: eangfrydig, haelfrydig
- generous, liberal
Related terms[edit]
- rhyddfrydedd (“liberality, openmindedness”)
- rhyddfrydiaeth (“liberalism”)
- rhyddfrydol (“liberal”)
- rhyddfrydwr (“liberal, liberalist”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhyddfrydig | ryddfrydig | 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), “rhyddfrydig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies