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

• rhyddfreinio (“to enfranchise; to emancipate”)
• rhyddfreiniwr (“freeman”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhyddfraint

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhyddfraint	ryddfraint	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

• 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