cymanfa
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cyman (“throng, assembly, company”) + -fa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cymanfa f (plural cymanfaoedd or cymanfeydd)
- meeting place
- Synonym: cynulliadfa
- assembly, convention, convocation
- Synonyms: cynulliad, cynulliadfa, cyfarfod, ymgynulliad, cydgynulliad
- (religion) synod, convocation, assembly of representatives in various Churches, including Anglican, Baptist, Congregationalist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic
- Synonyms: synod, cyfarfod, henaduriaeth, cyngor
Derived terms
[edit]- cymanfa bwnc (“cymanfa bwnc”)
- cymanfa ddirwestol (“temperance society”)
- cymanfa ganu (“Welsh singing festival”)
- cymanfa gyffredin (“general assembly”)
- cymanfa gyngor (“ecumenical council”)
- (historical) Cymanfa Westminster (“Westminster Assembly”)
- cymanfa'r cardinaliaid (“conclave of cardinals”)
- cymanfa'r hynodion (“assembly of notables”)
- Cymanfa’r Cenhedloedd Unedig (“Assembly of the United nations”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cymanfa | gymanfa | nghymanfa | chymanfa |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cymanfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN