rhyddfraint

Welsh

Etymology

From rhydd (free) + braint (privilege).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥əðvrai̯nt/

Noun

rhyddfraint f (plural rhyddfreiniau)

  1. freedom, franchise, privilege (right officially conferred by a government or similar)
  2. emancipation, manumission
  3. (uncountable) freedom of the city, freemanship

Derived terms

Mutation

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

Further reading

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