cyfrinach
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From cyfrin (“privy to a secret or mystery, that is in the secret, participant, accessory; secret, mysterious, esoteric; mystic”, adjective) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəvˈrɪnaχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəvˈriːnaχ/, /kəvˈrɪnaχ/
Noun edit
cyfrinach m or f (plural cyfrinachau or cyfrinachoedd or cyfrinachon)
- secret; mystery; true explanation of something which is obscure; counsel, deliberation, (secret) plan or purpose
- secret intercourse, friendly relation(s), fellowship, association, communion; private meeting or society
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- cyfrin (adjective)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfrinach | gyfrinach | nghyfrinach | chyfrinach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfrinach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies