cymanfa

Welsh

Etymology

From cyman (“throng, assembly, company”) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈmanva/

Noun

cymanfa f (plural cymanfaoedd or cymanfeydd)

  1. meeting place
    Synonym: cynulliadfa
  2. assembly, convention, convocation
    Synonyms: cynulliad, cynulliadfa, cyfarfod, ymgynulliad, cydgynulliad
  3. (religion) synod, convocation, assembly of representatives in various Churches, including Anglican, Baptist, Congregationalist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic
    Synonyms: synod, cyfarfod, henaduriaeth, cyngor

Derived terms

  • cymanfa bwnc (“cymanfa bwnc”)
  • cymanfa ddirwestol (“temperance society”)
  • cymanfa ganu (“Welsh singing festival”)
  • cymanfa gyffredin (“general assembly”)
  • cymanfa gyngor (“ecumenical council”)
  • (historical) Cymanfa Westminster (“Westminster Assembly”)
  • cymanfa'r cardinaliaid (“conclave of cardinals”)
  • cymanfa'r hynodion (“assembly of notables”)
  • Cymanfa’r Cenhedloedd Unedig (“Assembly of the United nations”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cymanfa
radical soft nasal aspirate
cymanfa gymanfa nghymanfa chymanfa

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), “cymanfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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