rhuthr

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh ruthyr, from Proto-Brythonic *rʉdr, from Proto-Celtic *routrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew- (“to hurry”). Cognate with Middle Irish rúathar (“onrush, onset, attack”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞θr/, [ˈr̥ɨ̞θr̩] (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞θɨ̞r/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪθr/, [ˈr̥ɪθr̩] (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːθɪr/, /ˈr̥ɪθɪr/ === Noun === rhuthr m (plural rhuthrau) rush, assault Synonyms: cyrch, goresgyniad, rhwysg gust (of wind) Synonyms: gwth, chwythwm torrent Synonym: llifeiriant period, duration, while Synonyms: ysbaid, cyfnod, talm distance, way Synonym: bellter ==== Derived terms ==== ar ruthrau (“by fits and starts”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “rhuthr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin