cyfryngwr

Welsh

Etymology

From cyfryngu (“to mediate, to intercede”) +‎ -wr (“-er”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /kəvˈrəŋʊr/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /kəvˈrəŋʊr/

Noun

cyfryngwr m (plural cyfryngwyr)

mediator, intercessor, intermediary
Synonyms: canolwr, cymedrolwr
medium (person who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfryngwr	gyfryngwr	nghyfryngwr	chyfryngwr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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