cymwys
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh kymhwys, or from Proto-Brythonic *kumpuɨs, from Latin compēnsus. By surface analysis, cym- + pwys (“weight, importance”). Cognate with Cornish kompes (“even, balanced, plain, accurate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmʊi̯s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -əmʊɨ̯s
Adjective edit
cymwys (feminine singular cymwys, plural cymwys, equative mor gymwys, comparative mwy cymwys, superlative mwyaf cymwys)
- suitable, appropriate, proper
- qualified
- Synonym: cymwysedig
- competent
- exact, precise
- Synonym: cywir
Derived terms edit
- cymhwyster (“qualification”)
- cam neu gymwys (“rightly or wrongly”)
See also edit
- yn gymwys (“exactly”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cymwys | gymwys | nghymwys | chymwys |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cymwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies