cynutai

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cynuta (to gather firewood) + -ai (agentive suffix).

Noun[edit]

cynutai f (plural cynuteion)

  1. one who gathers kindling or firewood; firewood steward in the royal household.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynutai gynutai nghynutai chynutai
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynutai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies