cynnig

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cynigio

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kynnic, from Proto-Brythonic *kunnigɨd, borrowed from Latin condīcō (“to talk something over together”) (compare Breton kinnig, Cornish kynnik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkənɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ənɪɡ

Verb

cynnig (first-person singular present cynigiaf or cynigaf) (transitive)

1. to offer, bid, tender, present
2. to propose, move (a resolution, etc.)
3. to compete, attempt
4. to apply (for)
5. to threaten (a blow)
6. to strike, set upon

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cynigiaf	cynigi	cynigia	cynigiwn	cynigiwch	cynigiant	cynigir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	cynigiwn	cynigit	cynigiai	cynigiem	cynigiech	cynigient	cynigid
preterite	cynigiais	cynigiaist	cynigiodd	cynigiasom	cynigiasoch	cynigiasant	cynigiwyd
pluperfect	cynigiaswn	cynigiasit	cynigiasai	cynigiasem	cynigiasech	cynigiasent	cynigiasid, cynigiesid
present subjunctive	cynigiwyf	cynigiech	cynigio	cynigiom	cynigioch	cynigiont	cynigier
imperative	—	cynigia	cynigied	cynigiwn	cynigiwch	cynigient	cynigier
verbal noun	cynnig
verbal adjectives	cynigiedig, cynigedig cynigiadwy

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cynigaf	cynigi	cyniga	cynigwn	cynigwch	cynigant	cynigir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cynigwn	cynigit	cynigai	cynigem	cynigech	cynigent	cynigid
preterite	cynigais	cynigaist	cynigodd	cynigasom	cynigasoch	cynigasant	cynigwyd
pluperfect	cynigaswn	cynigasit	cynigasai	cynigasem	cynigasech	cynigasent	cynigasid, cynigesid
present subjunctive	cynigwyf	cynigych	cynigo	cynigom	cynigoch	cynigont	cyniger
imperative	—	cyniga	cyniged	cynigwn	cynigwch	cynigent	cyniger
verbal noun	cynnig
verbal adjectives	cynigedig cynigadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cynigia i, cynigiaf i	cynigi di	cynigith o/e/hi, cynigiff e/hi	cynigiwn ni	cynigiwch chi	cynigian nhw
conditional	cynigiwn i, cynigiswn i	cynigiet ti, cynigiset ti	cynigiai fo/fe/hi, cynigisai fo/fe/hi	cynigien ni, cynigisen ni	cynigiech chi, cynigisech chi	cynigien nhw, cynigisen nhw
preterite	cynigiais i, cynigies i	cynigiaist ti, cynigiest ti	cynigiodd o/e/hi	cynigion ni	cynigioch chi	cynigion nhw
imperative	—	cynigia	—	—	cynigiwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• cynigiad
• cynigiwr
• cynigydd

Noun

cynnig m (plural cynigion)

1. offer, tender, proposal
2. proposition, motion
3. bid
4. attempt, essay, try
5. test, trial
6. (rugby) try

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynnig

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnig	gynnig	nghynnig	chynnig

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), “cynnig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynigiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies