cyntaf

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === 1af (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Middle Welsh kyntaf, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnthaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kentusamos. Equivalent to cynt (“sooner, faster, earlier”) +‎ -af. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəntav/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkənta/ (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəntav/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkənta/, /ˈkɪnta/ === Adjective === cyntaf (ordinal number) first foremost, chief, principal pristine Synonym: unfed superlative degree of cyflym: swiftest, quickest, fastest, fleetest superlative degree of cynnar: earliest ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike other ordinals but like most adjectives, cyntaf follows the noun, for instance, y llawr cyntaf (the first floor). The synonymous word unfed (“first”) is used in compound numbers, whereas cyntaf is used elsewhere, for instance, y llawr cyntaf (the first floor), yr unfed llawr ar hugain (the twenty-first floor). ==== Derived terms ==== ar y cyntaf (“at first”) ar yr olwg gyntaf (“at first sight”) ar yr ergyd gyntaf, ar yr ergyd cyntaf (“at first strike”) cymorth cyntaf (“first aid”) === Mutation === === References === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cyntaf”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyntaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies