rhew

See also: Rhew

Welsh
rhew

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸreswos (compare Cornish rew, Breton rev, Irish reo, Old Irish réud), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (compare English freeze).

Pronunciation

Noun

rhew m (plural rhewogydd)

  1. frost
  2. (North Wales) ice
    Synonym: iâ

Usage notes
  • As a standalone word for "ice", iâ is used in south Wales while northeners prefer rhew. In derived terms all over the country, rhew is usually found as an initial element, e.g. rhewlif (“glacier”), rhewgell (“freezer”), rhewynt (“freezing cold wind”), while iâ is usually a final element, e.g. hufen iâ (“ice cream”), hoci iâ (“ice hockey”), cloch iâ (“icicle”).

Derived terms
  • rhew du (“black ice”)
  • rhew-wastadiant (“cryoplanation”)
  • rhewbriddeg (“cryopedology”)
  • rhewbwynt (“freezing point”)
  • rhewdyrfiad (“congeliturbation”)
  • rhewddrylliog (“ice shattered”)
  • rheweiddio (“to refrigerate”)
  • rhewfriw (“ice shattered”)
  • rhewgaeth (“ice bound”)
  • rhewgell (“freezer”)
  • rhewgist (“deep freeze, chest freezer”)
  • rhewgraith (“chattermark”)
  • rhewgwymp (“ice fall”)
  • rhewi (“to freeze”)
  • rhewlif (“glacier”)
  • rhewlin (“isoryme, frost line”)
  • rhewynt (“very cold wind”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhew rew 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), “rhew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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