rheina
Welsh
Etymology
Contracted from y rhai yna (“the ones there, those ones”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ei̯na/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /hei̯na/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ei̯na/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /rei̯na/
- Rhymes: -ei̯na
Pronoun
rheina pl
- those (people, things)
- Pwy ydy’r rheina?
- Who are those [people]?
- Pysgod ydy’r rheina.
- Those are fish.
- Synonyms: rheini, rheiny
Usage notes
- In standard Welsh, this occurs as y rheina with the definite article due to its etymology. The article is dropped in colloquial language.
Related terms
- rhain (“these”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rheina”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies