cysefin

Welsh

Etymology

From a syncopated form of Proto-Celtic *kintusamīnos, from *kentus (“first”).

Adjective

cysefin (feminine singular cysefin, plural cysefin, not comparable)

1. original, primal, primeval, native

Derived terms

• rhif cysefin (“prime number”)

Related terms

• cynt (“first”)
• cyntefin (“beginning of summer”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cysefin	gysefin	nghysefin	chysefin
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), “cysefin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies