cynnud

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kom-dau-to- (compare Breton keuneud, Cornish kunys), deverbative of *kom-dauyeti (“to kindle”) (modern cynnau). More at cynnau.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkənɨ̞d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkənɪd/

Noun

cynnud m (uncountable)

1. firewood, kindling
2. fuel

Synonyms

• (firewood): tanwydd

See also

• cynnau, deifio, tewyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnud	gynnud	nghynnud	chynnud
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.