cymhwysiad
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cymhwyso (“to adapt, to adjust, to qualify”) + -iad (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəmˈhʊɨ̯ʃad/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəmˈhʊi̯sjad/, /kəmˈhʊi̯ʃad/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ʃad
Noun
[edit]cymhwysiad m (plural cymwysiadau)
- adaptation, adjustment, amendment (act of making suitable or proper)
- application, use
- (computing) application
Related terms
[edit]- cymhwysedd (“aptitude, competence, suitability”)
- cymhwysol (“adaptable; applied”)
- cymhwyster (“qualification”)
- cymhwystra (“eligibility, suitability; equality”)
- cymhwysydd (“adjuster, amender”)
- cymwys (“suitable, appropriate; qualified, eligible”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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cymhwysiad | gymhwysiad | nghymhwysiad | chymhwysiad |
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), “cymhwysiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies