cynnig

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cynigio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin condīcō (I talk something over together, agree to/upon, concert, promise; I proclaim, announce, publish.) (compare Breton kinnig, Cornish kynnik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkənɪɡ/

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

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

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cynnig gynnig nghynnig chynnig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), cynnig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), cynigiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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