cyntefin

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛvɪn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /kənˈteːvɪn/, /kənˈtɛvɪn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kentu-samīno- (“beginning of summer”) (compare Old Irish cétamuin)

Noun

cyntefin m (uncountable)

beginning of summer
first month of summer, May

Synonyms

(May): Mai

Etymology 2

cyntaf (“first”) +‎ -in

Adjective

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

primal, original

Derived terms

Alban Cyntefin

Mutation

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.

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