rhyddhad

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rhyddhau (to free, to liberate) +‎ -ad (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rhyddhad m (uncountable)

  1. liberation, release
  2. relief
    Fe brofais i deimlad o ryddhad llwyr.
    I experienced a feeling of total relief.
    Roedd hynny'n rhyddhad enfawr i ni i gyd.
    That was a huge relief to us all.

Related terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhyddhad ryddhad 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), “rhyddhad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies