cyntefin

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cyntefin m (uncountable)

  1. beginning of summer
  2. first month of summer, May
    Synonym: Mai
  3. spring
    Synonym: gwanwyn
  4. summer
    Synonym: haf
Derived terms

Etymology 2

cyntaf (“first”) +‎ -in

Adjective

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

  1. primal, original

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyntefin
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyntefin gyntefin nghyntefin chyntefin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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