cynefino
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cynefin (“familiar, habitat”) + -o.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cynefino (first-person singular present cynefinaf)
- to familiarize, to accustom
- to habituate
- to naturalize
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cynefina i, cynefinaf i | cynefini di | cynefinith o/e/hi, cynefiniff e/hi | cynefinwn ni | cynefinwch chi | cynefinan nhw |
| conditional | cynefinwn i, cynefinswn i | cynefinet ti, cynefinset ti | cynefinai fo/fe/hi, cynefinsai fo/fe/hi | cynefinen ni, cynefinsen ni | cynefinech chi, cynefinsech chi | cynefinen nhw, cynefinsen nhw |
| preterite | cynefinais i, cynefines i | cynefinaist ti, cynefinest ti | cynefinodd o/e/hi | cynefinon ni | cynefinoch chi | cynefinon nhw |
| imperative | — | cynefina | — | — | cynefinwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- cynefino defaid (“to get sheep accustomed to new surroundings”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cynefino | gynefino | nghynefino | chynefino |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynefino”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies