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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyving, from Proto-Celtic *komangus (compare Old Irish cumung), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”) + *h₂enǵʰ- (“tight, painfully constricted”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cyfyng (feminine singular cyfyng, plural cyfyng, equative cyfynged, comparative cyfyngach, superlative cyfyngaf)
- narrow
- Synonyms: cul, anaeng, tynn
- confined, restricted
- Synonyms: cyfyngedig, gwasgedig
- difficult
- Synonyms: gofidus, enbyd, dyrys
- limited in scope
Derived terms
- cyfyngu (“to narrow, to constrict”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfyng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies