cyrraedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyrhaeð, from Proto-Celtic *kom- + *ɸro-sagyeti (compare Old Irish ro·saig (to reach)). By surface analysis, cyr- + haedd(u) (strive for, obtain).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəraɨ̯ð/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkərai̯ð/
  • Rhymes: -əraɨ̯ð

Verb

cyrraedd (first-person singular present cyrhaeddaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to arrive (at)

Conjugation

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyrraedd gyrraedd nghyrraedd chyrraedd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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