Rhufain
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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Ruuein, from Proto-Brythonic *rrʉβ̃ėn, from Vulgar Latin Rōmănia, from Latin Rōmānia (“Roman Empire”), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμᾱνίᾱ (Rhōmāníā).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞vai̯n/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞vɛn/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːvai̯n/, /ˈr̥ɪvai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːvɛn/, /ˈr̥ɪvɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞vai̯n
Proper noun
Rhufain f
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhufain | Rufain | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 263