cynnar

Welsh

Etymology

cynt (“before, earlier”) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkənar/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkənar/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪnar/
• Rhymes: -ənar

Adjective

cynnar (feminine singular cynnar, plural cynnar, equative cynhared or cynted, comparative cynharach or cynt, superlative cynharaf or cyntaf)

1. early

   Antonym: hwyr

   Oedd hi'n codi yn gynnar ddoe?

   Did she get up early yesterday?

2. early, prompt

   Antonym: diweddar

3. timely, seasonable

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynnar

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnar	gynnar	nghynnar	chynnar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 148 i (3)