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cyfanswm

total

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)B2/kəˈvansʊm/

"cyfanswm" means "total" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /kəˈvansʊm/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → gyfanswm, Treiglad Trwynol → nghyfanswm, Treiglad Llaes → chyfanswm.

Mutation forms

In Welsh, the first letter of "cyfanswm" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcyfanswm
Treiglad Meddalgyfanswm
Treiglad Trwynolnghyfanswm
Treiglad Llaeschyfanswm

"cyfanswm" in context

Mae cyngor Abertawe wedi dweud y byddai’n costio tua £65,000 fesul eiddo i gyrraedd y safon yma, sy’n creu cyfanswm anferth o gannoedd o filiynau o bunnoedd, a hynny i un cyngor yn unig.

Swansea council has said that it would cost about £65,000 per property to reach that standard, which creates a huge sum of hundreds of millions of pounds, and that for just one council alone.

C1

Mae'r asesiad effaith rheoleiddiol yn cadarnhau y bydd cyfanswm cost y Bil yn £623.5 miliwn dros y cyfnod arfarnu 30 mlynedd.

The regulatory impact assessment confirms that the total cost of the Bill will be £623.5 million over the 30-year appraisal period.

C1

Mae'r cyfanswm hwn yn cynnwys costau trosiannol o £358.1 miliwn a chostau cylchol o £265.3 miliwn.

This total is made up of £358.1 million transitional costs and £265.3 million recurring costs.

B2

Mae cyfanswm y bil staffio tua £6 miliwn bob blwyddyn.

The total staffing bill is about £6 million annually.

B2

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