cyfrwng

Welsh

Etymology

From cyf- +‎ rhwng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəvrʊŋ/

Noun

cyfrwng m (plural cyfryngau)

1. medium (means, channel or agency by which something is achieved)
2. (in the plural with definite article) (the) media

Derived terms

• cyfrwng Cymraeg (“Welsh medium”)
• cyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth (“intercession”)
• cyfryngau cymdeithasol (“social media”)
• cyfryngau torfol (“mass media”)
• cyfryngi (“media type”)
• cyfryngdod (“mediation, intercession”)
• cyfryngol (“mediatorial”)
• cyfryngwr (“mediator, intercessor”)
• cyfryngwriaeth (“mediatorship”)
• trwy gyfrwng (“through the medium of”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfrwng

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfrwng	gyfrwng	nghyfrwng	chyfrwng

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfrwng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies