cyntefin

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛvɪn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kənˈteːvɪn/, /kənˈtɛvɪn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kentusamonyos (“beginning of summer”) (compare Old Irish cétamain).

Noun

cyntefin m (uncountable)

1. beginning of summer
2. first month of summer, May

   Synonym: Mai

3. spring

   Synonym: gwanwyn

4. summer

   Synonym: haf

Derived terms

• Alban Cyntefin

Etymology 2

cyntaf (“first”) +‎ -in

Adjective

cyntefin (feminine singular cyntefin, plural cyntefin, equative mor gyntefin, comparative mwy cyntefin, superlative mwyaf cyntefin)

1. primal, original

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyntefin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyntefin	gyntefin	nghyntefin	chyntefin

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