Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *kentusamonyos (beginning of summer) (compare Old Irish cétamain).

Noun

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cyntefin m (uncountable)

  1. beginning of summer
  2. first month of summer, May
    Synonym: Mai
  3. spring
    Synonym: gwanwyn
  4. summer
    Synonym: haf
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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cyntaf (first) +‎ -in

Adjective

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cyntefin (feminine singular cyntefin, plural cyntefin, equative mor gyntefin, comparative mwy cyntefin, superlative mwyaf cyntefin)

  1. primal, original

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyntefin gyntefin nghyntefin chyntefin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.