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

   Oedd hi'n codi yn gynnar ddoe?

   Did she get up early yesterday?

2. prompt, quick
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)