rhithiol
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rhith (“illusion; guise”) + -iol.
Adjective[edit]
rhithiol (feminine singular rhithiol, plural rhithiol, equative mor rhithiol, comparative mwy rhithiol, superlative mwyaf rhithiol)
- illusory
- virtual
- 2020 September 15, “Cau ysgol: Ymgynghori dros y we yn ‘sefyllfa amhosib’”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- Dywed y llywodraethwyr fod cynnal ymgynghoriad rhithiol dros y we ar ddyfodol yr ysgol yn ystod y cyfnod clo wedi eu rhoi mewn “sefyllfa amhosib”.
- The governors say that holding a virtual consultation over the web on the school’s future during the lockdown period has put them in “an impossible situation”.
Derived terms[edit]
- anewra rhithiol (“ghostwort”)
- chwimwyfyn rhithiol (“ghost moth”)
- y galdrist rithiol (“ghost orchid”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhithiol | rithiol | 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), “rhithiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies