cyfiawnder

Welsh

FWOTD – 12 July 2013

Etymology

From cyfiawn (“righteous, upright, just, equitable, good; lawful, rightful; impartial; correct, accurate, right, regular, appropriate, suitable, fitting”, adjective) +‎ -der.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kəvˈjau̯ndɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kəvˈjau̯ndar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kəvˈjau̯ndɛr/

Noun

cyfiawnder m (plural cyfiawnderau)

1. (law, etc.) righteousness, justice, equity, uprightness, justness
2. righteous act, work of righteousness
3. conformity to law, especially divine law
4. right, just claim or title to possession
5. appropriateness, fitness

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:cyfiawnder.

Derived terms

• llys cyfiawnder (“the court of justice”)
• Llys Cyfiawnder Ewrop (“the European Court of Justice”)
• Llys Cyfiawnder Rhyngwladol (“the International Court of Justice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfiawnder

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfiawnder	gyfiawnder	nghyfiawnder	chyfiawnder

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cyfiawnder”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfiawnder”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies