"cynt" meaning in Welsh

See cynt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɨ̞nt/ [North-Wales], /kɪnt/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|wlm|kynt|t=swifter, sooner, before}} Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kɨnt||earlier, sooner}} Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*kentus}} Proto-Celtic *kentus, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyn”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>}} Head templates: {{head|cy|comparative adjective}} cynt
  1. comparative degree of cynnar (“earlier”) Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: cynnar (extra: earlier) Synonyms: cynharach
    Sense id: en-cynt-cy-adj-7ZEdc3tf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 48 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 10 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 9
  2. comparative degree of cyflym (“faster”) Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: cyflym (extra: faster) Synonyms: cyflymach
    Sense id: en-cynt-cy-adj-exGiHZof Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 48 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 10 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 9

Adverb

IPA: /kɨ̞nt/ [North-Wales], /kɪnt/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cynt [error-unrecognized-form], gynt [soft], nghynt [error-unrecognized-form], chynt [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|wlm|kynt|t=swifter, sooner, before}} Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kɨnt||earlier, sooner}} Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*kentus}} Proto-Celtic *kentus, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyn”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>}} Head templates: {{head|cy|comparative adverb}} cynt Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. formerly, previously Related terms: cyn-
    Sense id: en-cynt-cy-adv-WjMFrKj~

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "kynt",
        "t": "swifter, sooner, before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kɨnt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earlier, sooner"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kentus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kentus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyn”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "comparative adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "cynt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 48 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 45 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 46 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "earlier",
          "word": "cynnar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of cynnar (“earlier”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cynt-cy-adj-7ZEdc3tf",
      "links": [
        [
          "cynnar",
          "cynnar#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynharach"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 48 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 45 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 46 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "faster",
          "word": "cyflym"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of cyflym (“faster”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cynt-cy-adj-exGiHZof",
      "links": [
        [
          "cyflym",
          "cyflym#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cyflymach"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨ̞nt/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪnt/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cynt"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "kynt",
        "t": "swifter, sooner, before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kɨnt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earlier, sooner"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kentus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kentus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyn”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "comparative adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "cynt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "formerly, previously"
      ],
      "id": "en-cynt-cy-adv-WjMFrKj~",
      "links": [
        [
          "formerly",
          "formerly"
        ],
        [
          "previously",
          "previously"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "cyn-"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨ̞nt/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪnt/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cynt"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh comparative adjectives",
    "Welsh comparative adverbs",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh non-lemma forms",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "kynt",
        "t": "swifter, sooner, before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kɨnt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earlier, sooner"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kentus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kentus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyn”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "comparative adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "cynt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh comparative adjectives"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "earlier",
          "word": "cynnar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of cynnar (“earlier”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cynnar",
          "cynnar#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynharach"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh comparative adjectives"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "faster",
          "word": "cyflym"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of cyflym (“faster”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cyflym",
          "cyflym#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cyflymach"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨ̞nt/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪnt/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cynt"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh comparative adjectives",
    "Welsh comparative adverbs",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh non-lemma forms",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "kynt",
        "t": "swifter, sooner, before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kɨnt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earlier, sooner"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kentus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kentus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyn”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chynt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "comparative adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "cynt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cyn-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "formerly, previously"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "formerly",
          "formerly"
        ],
        [
          "previously",
          "previously"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨ̞nt/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪnt/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cynt"
}

Download raw JSONL data for cynt meaning in Welsh (4.3kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: cynt/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "cynt"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "cynt",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: cynt/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "cynt"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "cynt",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: cynt/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "cynt"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "cynt",
  "trace": ""
}

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