cynnydd
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kom-sniy- (“to fight, to progress”, literally “spin together”), from *kom- (“with”) + the root underlying *sniyeti (“to spin”). Cognate with Old Irish con-sníu (“to fight”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkənɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkənɪð/
Noun
cynnydd m (uncountable)
- growth, rise, increase
- Synonym: twf
- progress, development
- Synonym: datblygiad
Derived terms
- ar gynnydd (“on the rise, on the up”)
Related terms
- cynyddu (“to increase”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cynnydd | gynnydd | nghynnydd | chynnydd |
| 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), “cynnydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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