cymwys
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh kymhwys, or from Proto-Brythonic *kumpuɨs, from Latin compēnsus. By surface analysis, cym- + pwys (“weight, importance”). Cognate with Cornish kompes (“even, balanced, plain, accurate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmʊi̯s/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -əmʊɨ̯s
Adjective
[edit]cymwys (feminine singular cymwys, plural cymwys, equative mor gymwys, comparative mwy cymwys, superlative mwyaf cymwys)
- suitable, appropriate, proper
- qualified
- Synonym: cymwysedig
- competent
- exact, precise
- Synonym: cywir
Derived terms
[edit]- cymhwyster (“qualification”)
- cam neu gymwys (“rightly or wrongly”)
See also
[edit]- yn gymwys (“exactly”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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cymwys | gymwys | nghymwys | chymwys |
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), “cymwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms prefixed with cym-
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/əmʊɨ̯s
- Welsh lemmas
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