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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyntaf, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnthaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kentusamos. Equivalent to cynt (“sooner, faster, earlier”) + -af.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cyntaf
- (ordinal number) first
- foremost, chief, principal
- pristine
- Synonym: unfed
- superlative degree of cyflym: swiftest, quickest, fastest, fleetest
- superlative degree of cynnar: earliest
Usage notes
- Unlike other ordinals but like most adjectives, cyntaf follows the noun, for instance, y llawr cyntaf (the first floor).
- The synonymous word unfed (“first”) is used in compound numbers, whereas cyntaf is used elsewhere, for instance, y llawr cyntaf (the first floor), yr unfed llawr ar hugain (the twenty-first floor).
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyntaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies