cynffonfain

Welsh

Etymology

cynffon (“tail”) +‎ main (“pointed, sharp”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈfɔnvai̯n/

Adjective

cynffonfain (feminine singular cynffonfain, plural cynffonfain, not comparable)

  1. slender-tailed

Derived terms

  • drudwen gynffonfain (“narrow-tailed starling”)
  • emrallt cynffonfain (“narrow-tailed emerald”)
  • grugiar gynffonfain (“sharp-tailed grouse”)
  • iâr diffeithwch gynffonfain (“pintailed sandgrouse”)
  • pibydd cynffonfain (“sharp-tailed sandpiper”)
  • sêr coed cynffonfain (“slender-tailed woodstars”)
  • sisticola cynffonfain (“slender-tailed cisticola”)
  • teyrn cynffonfain (“sharp-tailed tyrant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynffonfain
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynffonfain gynffonfain nghynffonfain chynffonfain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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