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cyfnewid

to change

VerbB2/kəvˈnɛu̯.ɪd/

"cyfnewid" means "to change" in Welsh (verb). Pronounced /kəvˈnɛu̯.ɪd/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → gyfnewid, Treiglad Trwynol → nghyfnewid, Treiglad Llaes → chyfnewid.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formcyfnewid
Treiglad Meddalgyfnewid
Treiglad Trwynolnghyfnewid
Treiglad Llaeschyfnewid

"cyfnewid" in context

Gall berson dwyieithog newid o un iaith i iaith arall yng nghanol frawddeg, ac mae'r cyfnewid-cod hwn yn bwnc astudio i ieithyddion.

A bilingual person can change from one language to another in the middle of a sentence, and this code-switching is a topic of study for linguists.

B2

Further reading

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