rhai

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Welsh

Etymology

Possibly related to Irish ré (“row, group of people”).

Pronunciation

Determiner

rhai pl

  1. some (a certain proportion of; an unspecified number of)
    Mae rhai pobol yn hoffi gwersylla.
    Some people like camping.

Pronoun

rhai pl

  1. ones
    Dw i’n hoffi’r rhai du.
    I like the black ones.
  2. 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

Mutated forms of rhai
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhai rai unchanged unchanged

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
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