cyntefin

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛvɪn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /kənˈteːvɪn/, /kənˈtɛvɪn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kentusamonyos (“beginning of summer”) (compare Old Irish cétamain).

Noun

cyntefin m (uncountable)

beginning of summer
first month of summer, May
Synonym: Mai
spring
Synonym: gwanwyn
summer
Synonym: haf

Derived terms

Alban Cyntefin

Etymology 2

cyntaf (“first”) +‎ -in

Adjective

cyntefin (feminine singular cyntefin, plural cyntefin, equative mor gyntefin, comparative mwy cyntefin, superlative mwyaf cyntefin)

primal, original

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyntefin	gyntefin	nghyntefin	chyntefin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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