cynefino

Welsh

Etymology

From cynefin (“familiar, habitat”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkənɛvˈɪnɔ/

Verb

cynefino (first-person singular present cynefinaf)

  1. to familiarize, to accustom
  2. to habituate
  3. to naturalize

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future cynefina i,
cynefinaf i 		cynefini di cynefinith o/e/hi,
cynefiniff e/hi 		cynefinwn ni cynefinwch chi cynefinan nhw
conditional cynefinwn i,
cynefinswn i 		cynefinet ti,
cynefinset ti 		cynefinai fo/fe/hi,
cynefinsai fo/fe/hi 		cynefinen ni,
cynefinsen ni 		cynefinech chi,
cynefinsech chi 		cynefinen nhw,
cynefinsen nhw
preterite cynefinais i,
cynefines i 		cynefinaist ti,
cynefinest ti 		cynefinodd o/e/hi cynefinon ni cynefinoch chi cynefinon nhw
imperative — cynefina — — cynefinwch —

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynefino
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynefino gynefino nghynefino chynefino

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), “cynefino”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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