cyhyr

Welsh

Cyhyrau sgerbydol

Alternative forms

• cehyr, cŷr

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *kom-ser-, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“bind, connect”). Cognate to Cornish keher and Breton kaher.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəhɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəhɪr/
• Rhymes: -əhɨ̞r

Noun

cyhyr m (plural cyhyrau or cyhyr, diminutive cyhyryn)

1. muscle, brawn
2. tendon, sinew

   Synonyms: gewyn, gewyn cyhyrol, tendon

3. piece of meat, flesh

   Synonym: darn o gig

Derived terms

• cyhyr anrheoledig (“involuntary muscle”)
• cyhyr anrhesiog (“smooth muscle”)
• cyhyr anrhesog (“smooth muscle”)
• cyhyr artiffisial (“artificial muscle”)
• cyhyr ciliaraidd (“ciliary muscle”)
• cyhyr croth y goes (“calf muscle”)
• cyhyr crwn (“circular muscle”)
• cyhyr deltoid (“deltoid”)
• cyhyr deuben (“biceps”)
• cyhyr dyleddfol (“supinator”)
• cyhyr estyn (“estensor muscle”)
• cyhyr gastrocnemiws (“gastrocnemius muscle”)
• cyhyr gostwn (“depressor”)
• cyhyr gracilis (“gracilis muscle”)
• cyhyr hydredol (“longitudinal muscle”)
• cyhyr llygad (“eye muscle”)
• cyhyr maseter (“masseter muscle”)
• cyhyr pectoralis lleiaf (“pectoralis minor”)
• cyhyr pectoralis mwyaf (“pectoralis major”)
• cyhyr pedwarpen (“quadriceps”)
• cyhyr resbiradol (“respiratory muscle”)
• cyhyr rheoledig (“voluntary muscle”)
• cyhyr rhesog (“striated muscle”)
• cyhyr rhyngasennol (“intercostal muscle”)
• cyhyr sgerbydol (“skeletal muscle”)
• cyhyr solews (“soleus muscle”)
• cyhyr sy'n blino (“fatiguing muscle”)
• cyhyr sythu (“erector muscle”)
• cyhyr tibialis blaen (“tibialis anterior”)
• cyhyr triphen (“triceps”)
• cyhyr y galon (“cardiac muscle”)
• cyhyr y grimog (“shin muscle”)
• cyhyr-groenol (“musculocutaneous”)
• cyhyredd (“musculature”)
• cyhyrog (“muscular, strong, robust”)
• cyhyrol (“muscular, muscle”)
• cyhyrsgerbydol (“musculoskeletal”)
• cyhyryn (“small muscle (diminutive)”)
• gweithrediad cyhyr (“muscle action”)
• gwywo cyhyr (“muscle wasting”)
• prif gyhyr (“major muscle”)
• tynnu gyhyr (“to pull a muscle”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyhyr	gyhyr	nghyhyr	chyhyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyhyr, cehyr, cŷr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies