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Welsh
Etymology
Possibly related to Irish ré (“row, group of people”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
rhai pl
- some (a certain proportion of; an unspecified number of)
Mae rhai pobol yn hoffi gwersylla.- Some people like camping.
Pronoun
rhai pl
- ones
Dw i’n hoffi’r rhai du.- I like the black ones.
- some (people, things)
Mae rhai yn dweud hynny.- Some people say that.
Mae rhai ar ôl, dw i’n credu.- There are some left, I think.
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies