cyfnewid

Welsh

Etymology

From cyf- +‎ newid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəvˈnɛu̯.ɪd/

Verb

cyfnewid (first-person singular present cyfnewidiaf)

  1. (transitive) to change, to alter
  2. (with preposition am) to exchange, to trade, to swap, to barter
  3. (transitive, law) to commute

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cyfnewidia i,
cyfnewidiaf i
cyfnewidi di cyfnewidith o/e/hi,
cyfnewidiff e/hi
cyfnewidiwn ni cyfnewidiwch chi cyfnewidian nhw
conditional cyfnewidiwn i,
cyfnewidiswn i
cyfnewidiet ti,
cyfnewidiset ti
cyfnewidiai fo/fe/hi,
cyfnewidisai fo/fe/hi
cyfnewidien ni,
cyfnewidisen ni
cyfnewidiech chi,
cyfnewidisech chi
cyfnewidien nhw,
cyfnewidisen nhw
preterite cyfnewidiais i,
cyfnewidies i
cyfnewidiaist ti,
cyfnewidiest ti
cyfnewidiodd o/e/hi cyfnewidion ni cyfnewidioch chi cyfnewidion nhw
imperative cyfnewidia cyfnewidiwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • cyfnewidfa (exchange, clearing-house)
  • cyfnewidiad (change, alteration)
  • cyfnewidiol, cyfnewidiog (changeable)
  • cyfnewidiwr (trader, exchanger)
  • digyfnewid (immutable)
  • ras gyfnewid (relay race)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfnewid
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfnewid gyfnewid nghyfnewid chyfnewid

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cyfnewid”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfnewid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies