rhwyf

== Welsh == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Welsh rwyf, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨβ̃, from Latin rēmus. ==== Pronunciation ==== (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯v/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯v/ ==== Noun ==== rhwyf f (plural rhwyfau) oar ===== Derived terms ===== rhwyfbin (“thole, oarlock, rowlock”) rhwyfo (“to row”) ==== Mutation ==== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Celtic *ɸreimos. ==== Pronunciation ==== (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥uːɨ̯v/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯v/ ==== Noun ==== rhwyf m (plural rhwyfau) king, leader ==== Mutation ==== === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “rhwyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies