hynaws

== Welsh == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Welsh hynaws. By surface analysis, hy- (affirmative prefix) +‎ naws (“nature”). Cognate with Middle Irish sognas (“good manners”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhənau̯s/ === Adjective === hynaws (feminine singular hynaws, plural hynaws, not comparable, not mutable) kindly, genial Synonyms: caredig, hyfwyn, rhadlon, tyner, tirion benign, meek, mild Synonyms: llariaidd, addfwyn, diddig, amyneddgar, caruaidd, hawddgar, mwynaidd agreeable, affable Synonyms: dymunol, hyfryd, peraidd ==== Derived terms ==== hynawsaidd (“kindly”) hynawsedd (“kindliness”) hynawsu (“to temper, to make agreeable”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hynaws”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “hynaws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies