cymanfa

Welsh

Etymology

From cyman (“throng, assembly, company”) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmanva/

Noun

cymanfa f (plural cymanfaoedd or cymanfeydd)

1. meeting place

   Synonym: cynulliadfa

2. assembly, convention, convocation

   Synonyms: cynulliad, cynulliadfa, cyfarfod, ymgynulliad, cydgynulliad

3. (religion) synod, convocation, assembly of representatives in various Churches, including Anglican, Baptist, Congregationalist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic

   Synonyms: synod, cyfarfod, henaduriaeth, cyngor

Derived terms

• cymanfa bwnc (“cymanfa bwnc”)
• cymanfa ddirwestol (“temperance society”)
• cymanfa ganu (“Welsh singing festival”)
• cymanfa gyffredin (“general assembly”)
• cymanfa gyngor (“ecumenical council”)
• (historical) Cymanfa Westminster (“Westminster Assembly”)
• cymanfa'r cardinaliaid (“conclave of cardinals”)
• cymanfa'r hynodion (“assembly of notables”)
• Cymanfa’r Cenhedloedd Unedig (“Assembly of the United nations”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cymanfa	gymanfa	nghymanfa	chymanfa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cymanfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN