Rhufain
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Ruuein, from Proto-Brythonic *rrʉβ̃ėn, from Vulgar Latin Rōmănia, from Latin Rōmānia (“Roman Empire”), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμᾱνίᾱ (Rhōmāníā).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞vai̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪvai̯n/
Proper noun
Rhufain f
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
Derived terms
- Rhufeinaidd
- Rhufeiniad
- rhufeinig
- Rhufeinig
- Rhufeiniwr
- Rhufeinol
- rhufeinol
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Rhufain | Rufain | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 263