cyswllt

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin *consoldus, consolidus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkəsʊɬd/, [ˈkʰəsʊɬt]

Noun

cyswllt m (plural cysylltau or cysylltiau)

  1. connection, union, a joining or coupling together
  2. that which connects, copula, link
  3. junction (of roads, etc.), juncture, joint
  4. (anatomy) joint (of body), knuckle
  5. gap, space, interval
  6. (astronomy, astrology, grammar) conjunction

Derived terms
  • cysylltair m (“conjunction; compound word”)
  • cyswllt anghyffro (“fixture”)
  • cysylltnod m (“hyphen”)
  • cysylltiad m (“the act of connecting, a linking or coupling together, connection, union, combination; junction, juncture, joint; that which connects; relation, association; copulation; context, setting; spelling; addition; conjunction”)
  • cysylltiadol (“conjunctional, conjunctive, connective, associative; connected; subunctive”, adjective)
  • cysylltu (“to couple, connect, join together, unite, combine; to annex; to append; to add; to spell; to compose; to adjoin, being in contact (with); to unite; to join battle; to be spelt”)
  • cysylltydd m (“connector, one who joins; copula; conjunction; plus sign”)

Adjective

cyswllt (feminine singular cyswllt, plural cyswllt)

  1. united, connected, joined, compact
  2. connecting

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cyswllt gyswllt nghyswllt chyswllt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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