cymhwysiad
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From cymhwyso (“to adapt, to adjust, to qualify”) + -iad (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəmˈhʊɨ̯ʃad/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəmˈhʊi̯sjad/, /kəmˈhʊi̯ʃad/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ʃad
Noun edit
cymhwysiad m (plural cymwysiadau)
- adaptation, adjustment, amendment (act of making suitable or proper)
- application, use
- (computing) application
Related terms edit
- cymhwysedd (“aptitude, competence, suitability”)
- cymhwysol (“adaptable; applied”)
- cymhwyster (“qualification”)
- cymhwystra (“eligibility, suitability; equality”)
- cymhwysydd (“adjuster, amender”)
- cymwys (“suitable, appropriate; qualified, eligible”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cymhwysiad | gymhwysiad | nghymhwysiad | chymhwysiad |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cymhwysiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies