rhegen
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛɡɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥eːɡɛn/, /ˈr̥ɛɡɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡɛn
Etymology 1
Possibly related to the verb rhegen (“to mutter, make a monotonous sound”), itself possibly from rheg (“swear word, curse”).
Noun
rhegen f (plural rhegennod)
Derived terms
- rhegen Baillon (“Baillon's crake”)
- rhegen fach (“little crake”)
- rhegen fochlwyd (“Virginia rail”)
- rhegen fraith, rhegen fannog, rhegen frech, rhegen ysmotiog, rhegen (y) fawnog (“spotted crake”)
- rhegen goed (“wood rail”)
- rhegen Madagasgar (“Madagascar rail”)
- rhegen sora, rhegen Carolina (“sora rail”)
- rhegen (y) dŵr, rhegen y gors (“water rail”)
- rhegen y graig (“ring ouzel”)
- rhegen y grug (“quail”)
- rhegen yddflwyd Affrica (“grey-throated rail”)
- rhegen yddflwyd America (“ash-throated crake”)
- rhegen yddflwyd Madagasgar (“Madagascar forest rail”)
- rhegen yr ŷd, rhegen (y) rhyg, rhegen (y) rhych (“corncrake”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rhegen
- first-person plural conditional colloquial of rhegi (“to swear”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhegen | regen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “crake”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “rail”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “rhegen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “rhegen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies