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)

Adjective

cyswllt (feminine singular cyswllt, plural cyswllt)

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

Mutation

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

References

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