rhwystr

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh rhwystr, from Proto-Celtic *reixstrom, whence also Breton rouestl (“confusion”) and Middle Irish ríastraid. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ʊɨ̯sdr/, [ˈr̥ʰʊɨ̯str̩] (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯sdr/, [ˈr̥ʰʊi̯str̩] (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ʊi̯sdɪr/, [r̥ʰʊi̯stɪr] === Noun === rhwystr m (plural rhwystrau) hindrance, obstacle Synonyms: llestair, llesteiriad, atalfa problem, difficulty Synonyms: trafferth, anhawster ==== Derived terms ==== di-rwystr (“unhindered”) rhwystro (“to hinder”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “rhwystr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “rhwystr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies