rhithiol

Welsh

Etymology

From rhith (“illusion; guise”) +‎ -iol.

Adjective

rhithiol (feminine singular rhithiol, plural rhithiol, equative cyn rhithiol, comparative mwy rhithiol, superlative mwyaf rhithiol)

  1. illusory
  2. virtual
    • 2020 September 15, “Cau ysgol: Ymgynghori dros y we yn ‘sefyllfa amhosib’”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎:
      Dywed y llywodraethwyr fod cynnal ymgynghoriad rhithiol dros y we ar ddyfodol yr ysgol yn ystod y cyfnod clo wedi eu rhoi mewn “sefyllfa amhosib”.
      The governors say that holding a virtual consultation over the web on the school’s future during the lockdown period has put them in “an impossible situation”.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
rhithiol rithiol 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), “rhithiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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