hynt

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hint, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨnt, from Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɨ̞nt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞nt

Noun

hynt f (plural hyntoedd, not mutable)

1. course, way
2. journey, expedition
3. condition, state

Synonyms

• (way): ffordd
• (course): cwrs
• (journey): taith
• (condition): helynt

Derived terms

• ar hynt (“immediately”)
• helynt (“trouble; predicament”)
• hynt a helynt (“fortunes; ups and downs”)
• hyntio (“journey”, verb)
• rhwydd hynt (“easy journey”)

 

Further reading

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