cyswllt

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kysswllt, from Proto-Brythonic *kusulld, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsoldus, cōnsolidus; cf. Latin cōnsolidō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəsʊɬd/, [ˈkʰəsʊɬt]
• Rhymes: -əsʊɬd

Noun

cyswllt m (plural cysylltau or cysylltiau)

1. connection, union, a joining or coupling together
2. that which connects, copula, link
3. junction (of roads, etc.), juncture, joint
4. (anatomy) joint (of body), knuckle
5. gap, space, interval
6. (astronomy, astrology, grammar) conjunction

Derived terms

• cyswllt anghyffro m (“fixture”)
• cysylltair m (“conjunction; compound word”)
• cysylltnod m (“hyphen”)
• cysylltu (“to connect”)

Related terms

• cysylltiad m (“connection”)
• cysylltiadol (“connective”, adjective)
• cysylltydd m (“connector”)

Adjective

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

1. united, connected, joined, compact
2. connecting

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyswllt	gyswllt	nghyswllt	chyswllt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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