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)

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

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

Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cyfrinach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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