cynffonna

Welsh

Etymology

cynffon (“tail”) +‎ -ha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈfɔna/
• Rhymes: -ɔna

Verb

cynffonna (first-person singular present cynffonnaf)

1. to wag the tail, to flatter, to suck up to (someone)

   Synonyms: gwenieithio, llyfu traed, llyfu tin

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cynffonnaf	cynffonni	cynfonna	cynffonnwn	cynffonnwch	cynffonnant	cynffonnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cynffonnwn	cynffonnit	cynffonnai	cynffonnem	cynffonnech	cynffonnent	cynffonnid
preterite	cynffonnais	cynffonnaist	cynffonnodd	cynffonnasom	cynffonnasoch	cynffonnasant	cynffonnwyd
pluperfect	cynffonnaswn	cynffonnasit	cynffonnasai	cynffonnasem	cynffonnasech	cynffonnasent	cynffonnasid, cynffonnesid
present subjunctive	cynffonnwyf	cynffonnych	cynffonno	cynffonnom	cynffonnoch	cynffonnont	cynffonner
imperative	—	cynffonna	cynffonned	cynffonnwn	cynffonnwch	cynffonnent	cynffonner
verbal noun	cynffonna
verbal adjectives	cynffonnedig cynffonnadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cynffonna i, cynffonnaf i	cynffonni di	cynffonnith o/e/hi, cynffonniff e/hi	cynffonnwn ni	cynffonnwch chi	cynffonnan nhw
conditional	cynffonnwn i, cynffonnswn i	cynffonnet ti, cynffonnset ti	cynffonnai fo/fe/hi, cynffonnsai fo/fe/hi	cynffonnen ni, cynffonnsen ni	cynffonnech chi, cynffonnsech chi	cynffonnen nhw, cynffonnsen nhw
preterite	cynffonnais i, cynffonnes i	cynffonnaist ti, cynffonnest ti	cynffonnodd o/e/hi	cynffonnon ni	cynffonnoch chi	cynffonnon nhw
imperative	—	cynffonna	—	—	cynffonnwch	—

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

Related terms

• cynffoneiddiwch (“a tendency to flatter”)
• cynffongar, cynffonnaidd, cynfonllyd, cynffonnog (“fawning, flattering”)
• cynffongi (“sycophant, parasite, sponger”)
• cynffonnwr (“toady, sycophant, flatterer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynffonna

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynffonna	gynffonna	nghynffonna	chynffonna

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