cymryd

Welsh

Etymology

Stem cymer- from Proto-Brythonic *kummėrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kombereti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom + *bʰéreti; verbal noun cymryd from Proto-Brythonic *kumrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kombritus.

Pronunciation

Verb

cymryd (first-person singular present cymeraf)

  1. to take, accept

Conjugation

  • Obsolete third-person singular preterite: cymerth

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cymryd gymryd nghymryd chymryd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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