cysefin

Welsh

Etymology

From a syncopated form of Proto-Celtic *kintusamīnos, from *kentus (“first”).

Adjective

cysefin (feminine singular cysefin, plural cysefin, not comparable)

1. original, primal, primeval, native

Derived terms

• rhif cysefin (“prime number”)

Related terms

• cynt (“first”)
• cyntefin (“beginning of summer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cysefin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cysefin	gysefin	nghysefin	chysefin

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