cymhleth

Welsh

Etymology

From cym- +‎ pleth (“plait, braid”), with nasal mutation.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmhlɛθ/, [ˈkəmɬʰɛθ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmlɛθ/, /ˈkəmlaθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmhlɛθ/, [ˈkəmɬʰɛθ]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmlɛθ/

Adjective

cymhleth (feminine singular cymhleth, plural cymhleth, equative cymhlethed, comparative cymhlethach, superlative cymhlethaf)

1. complex, complicated

   Synonyms: dyrys, astrus

Derived terms

• cymhlethdod (“complexity”)
• cymhlethu (“to complicate”)

Noun

cymhleth m or f (plural cymhlethau or cymhlethion or cymhlethoedd)

1. (psychoanalysis) a complex
2. intertexture

   Synonym: cydblethiad

3. complexity, intricacy

   Synonyms: dryswch, astrusi

Derived terms

• cymhleth isradd (“inferiority complex”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cymhleth	gymhleth	nghymhleth	chymhleth
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), “cymhleth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies