cychwyn

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh kychwyn, from Proto-Celtic *kom- + the root of *skanndeti, from Proto-Indo-European *sk(ʷ)end- (“jump, climb”). Compare echwyn. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəχwɨ̞n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəχwɪn/ === Noun === cychwyn m (uncountable) beginning, start === Verb === cychwyn (first-person singular present cychwynnaf) (transitive or intransitive) to begin, to start Synonym: dechrau Antonyms: bennu, cwpla, dibennu, gorffen, diweddu ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cychwyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cychwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies