rheilffordd

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Welsh

Etymology

Compound of rheil +‎ ffordd. Calque of English railway

Pronunciation

Noun

rheilffordd f (plural rheilffyrdd)

  1. railway

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rheilffordd reilffordd unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rheilffordd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies