cynefineiddio
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cynefin (“familiar, habitat”) + -eiddio.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cynefineiddio (first-person singular present cynefineiddiaf)
- to make acquainted
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cynefineidda i, cynefineiddaf i | cynefineiddi di | cynefineiddith o/e/hi, cynefineiddiff e/hi | cynefineiddwn ni | cynefineiddwch chi | cynefineiddan nhw |
| conditional | cynefineiddwn i, cynefineiddswn i | cynefineiddet ti, cynefineiddset ti | cynefineiddai fo/fe/hi, cynefineiddsai fo/fe/hi | cynefineidden ni, cynefineiddsen ni | cynefineiddech chi, cynefineiddsech chi | cynefineidden nhw, cynefineiddsen nhw |
| preterite | cynefineiddais i, cynefineiddes i | cynefineiddaist ti, cynefineiddest ti | cynefineiddodd o/e/hi | cynefineiddon ni | cynefineiddoch chi | cynefineiddon nhw |
| imperative | — | cynefineidda | — | — | cynefineiddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cynefineiddio | gynefineiddio | nghynefineiddio | chynefineiddio |
| 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), “cynefineiddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies