cynnydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kom-sniy- (“to fight, to progress”, literally “spin together”), from *kom- (“with”) + the root underlying *sniyeti (“to spin”). Cognate with Old Irish con-sníu (“to fight”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkənɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkənɪð/

Noun

cynnydd m (uncountable)

1. growth, rise, increase

   Synonym: twf

2. progress, development

   Synonym: datblygiad

Derived terms

• ar gynnydd (“on the rise, on the up”)

Related terms

• cynyddu (“to increase”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynnydd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnydd	gynnydd	nghynnydd	chynnydd

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

References

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