cynnar

Welsh

Etymology

cynt (“before, earlier”) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkənar/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkənar/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪnar/
• Rhymes: -ənar

Adjective

cynnar (feminine singular cynnar, plural cynnar, equative cynhared or cynted, comparative cynharach or cynt, superlative cynharaf or cyntaf)

1. early

   Oedd hi'n codi yn gynnar ddoe?

   Did she get up early yesterday?

2. prompt, quick
3. timely, seasonable

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnar	gynnar	nghynnar	chynnar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 148 i (3)