cyfrinach

Welsh

Etymology

From cyfrin (“privy to a secret or mystery, that is in the secret, participant, accessory; secret, mysterious, esoteric; mystic”, adjective) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kəvˈrɪnaχ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kəvˈriːnaχ/, /kəvˈrɪnaχ/

Noun

cyfrinach m or f (plural cyfrinachau or cyfrinachoedd or cyfrinachon)

1. secret; mystery; true explanation of something which is obscure; counsel, deliberation, (secret) plan or purpose
2. secret intercourse, friendly relation(s), fellowship, association, communion; private meeting or society

Derived terms

• cyfrinachol

Related terms

• cyfrin (adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfrinach	gyfrinach	nghyfrinach	chyfrinach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfrinach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies