cynghrair

Welsh

Etymology

cyn (“before”) +‎ crair (“relic”) from the practise of swearing oaths and making agreements before relics.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəŋhrai̯r/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəŋhrɛr/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəŋhrai̯r/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəŋrai̯r/, /ˈkəŋrɛr/

Noun

cynghrair m or f (plural cynghreiriau)

1. league, confederation

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynghrair	gynghrair	nghynghrair	chynghrair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.