cynefino

Welsh

Etymology

From cynefin (“familiar, habitat”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkənɛvˈɪnɔ/

Verb

cynefino (first-person singular present cynefinaf)

1. to familiarize, to accustom
2. to habituate
3. to naturalize

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cynefina i, cynefinaf i	cynefini di	cynefinith o/e/hi, cynefiniff e/hi	cynefinwn ni	cynefinwch chi	cynefinan nhw
conditional	cynefinwn i, cynefinswn i	cynefinet ti, cynefinset ti	cynefinai fo/fe/hi, cynefinsai fo/fe/hi	cynefinen ni, cynefinsen ni	cynefinech chi, cynefinsech chi	cynefinen nhw, cynefinsen nhw
preterite	cynefinais i, cynefines i	cynefinaist ti, cynefinest ti	cynefinodd o/e/hi	cynefinon ni	cynefinoch chi	cynefinon nhw
imperative	—	cynefina	—	—	cynefinwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• cynefino defaid (“to get sheep accustomed to new surroundings”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynefino

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynefino	gynefino	nghynefino	chynefino

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), “cynefino”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies