cyffredin
Welsh
Etymology
cyffred (“course”) + -in
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəfˈrɛdɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəfˈreːdɪn/, /kəfˈrɛdɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɛdɪn
Adjective
cyffredin (feminine singular cyffredin, plural cyffredin, equative mor gyffredin, comparative mwy cyffredin, superlative mwyaf cyffredin)
Derived terms
- allan o'r cyffredin (“out of the ordinary”)
- cardinal cyffredin (“northern cardinal”)
- cyffredinol (“general”)
- enw cyffredin (“common noun”)
- gïach cyffredin (“common snipe”)
- lles cyffredin (“common good, commonweal”)
- morlo cyffredin (“harbor seal”)
- titw copog cyffredin (“tufted titmouse”)
- Tŷ'r Cyffredin (“the House of Commons”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyffredin | gyffredin | nghyffredin | chyffredin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyffredin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies