cynnar
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkənar/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkənar/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɪnar/
- Rhymes: -ənar
Adjective
cynnar (feminine singular cynnar, plural cynnar, equative cynhared or cynted, comparative cynharach or cynt, superlative cynharaf or cyntaf)
- early
- Oedd hi'n codi yn gynnar ddoe?
- Did she get up early yesterday?
- prompt, quick
- timely, seasonable
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cynnar | gynnar | nghynnar | chynnar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynnar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Further reading
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 148 i (3)
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