cymorth

Welsh

FWOTD – 8 May 2016

Etymology

From cym- +‎ porth (“assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəmɔrθ/

Noun

cymorth m (plural cymorthion)

  1. help, assistance, aid, support, succour; person or thing that affords help; relief
  2. a gathering together of people for a benevolent purpose, e.g. to plough a neighbour's land, to contribute towards a marriage, etc.; subsidy; tribute or exaction paid to the lord in several parts of Wales

Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cymorth gymorth nghymorth chymorth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “cymorth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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