cynghrair

Welsh

Etymology

cyn (before) + crair (relic) from the practise of swearing oaths and making agreements before relics.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəŋhrai̯r/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəŋhrai̯r/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəŋrai̯r/, /ˈkəŋrɛr/

Noun

cynghrair m or f (plural cynghreiriau)

  1. league, confederation

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynghrair gynghrair nghynghrair chynghrair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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