cyfaddas

Welsh

Etymology

From cyf- +‎ -addas (“suitable, fit”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kəˈvaðas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kəˈva(ː)ðas/

Adjective

cyfaddas (feminine singular cyfaddas, plural cyfaddas, equative mor gyfaddas, comparative mwy cyfaddas, superlative mwyaf cyfaddas)

1. suitable, proper, fit

   Synonyms: addas, cymwys, priodol

Derived terms

• anghyfaddas (“unsuitable, unfitting”)
• cyfaddasrwydd (“suitability”)
• cyfaddasu (“to modify”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfaddas	gyfaddas	nghyfaddas	chyfaddas
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), “cyfaddas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies