rhyw

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɪu̯/, /r̥ɨ̞u̯/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɪu̯/ Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯ ==== Usage notes ==== Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w". === Etymology 1 === Related to rhai. Cognate with Breton reizh. ==== Determiner ==== rhyw (triggers soft mutation) some (a certain, an unspecified or unknown.) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== rhai (“some”) ==== Noun ==== rhyw m or f (plural rhywiau) kind, sort Synonyms: math, siort (countable) sex (uncountable) sex, sexual intercourse ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== rhyw m alternative form of rhuw (“rue”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “rhyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies