cyntefin

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

• Alban Cyntefin

Etymology 2

cyntaf (“first”) +‎ -in

Adjective

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

1. primal, original

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.