cysefin

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. original, primal, primeval, native

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Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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