Rhys in Welsh

IPA: /ˈr̥ɨːs/ [North-Wales], /ˈr̥iːs/ [South-Wales] Audio: Rhys.wav

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Rhys [error-unrecognized-form], Rys [soft] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Welsh Ris (“ardor, fiery warrior”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”). Related to modern rhysfa (“attack”), rhys (“war hammer”), though these could have originated from the name. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|owl|Ris|t=ardor, fiery warrior}} Old Welsh Ris (“ardor, fiery warrior”), {{der|cy|ine-pro|*Hreth₂-||to run}} Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”) Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|m}} Rhys m Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh proper nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh"
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        "Welsh male given names",
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      ],
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        "a male given name from Old Welsh used in Wales since the Middle Ages"
      ],
      "links": [
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    }
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  "word": "Rhys"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Rhys/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Rhys",
  "trace": ""
}

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{
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  "section": "Welsh",
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"Rhys" meaning in Welsh

Proper name