hynt
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh hint, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨnt, from Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨ̞nt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɪnt/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞nt
Noun edit
hynt f (plural hyntoedd, not mutable)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ar hynt (“immediately”)
- helynt (“trouble; predicament”)
- hynt a helynt (“fortunes; ups and downs”)
- hyntio (“journey”, verb)
- rhwydd hynt (“easy journey”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hynt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies