rhai
Welsh
editEtymology
editPossibly related to Irish ré (“row, group of people”).
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editrhai pl
- some (a certain proportion of; an unspecified number of)
- Mae rhai pobol yn hoffi gwersylla.
- Some people like camping.
Related terms
editPronoun
editrhai 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
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhai | rai | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- 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