cynnar
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
cynt (“before, earlier”) + -ar[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkənar/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkənar/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɪnar/
- Rhymes: -ənar
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 148 i (3)