cenfigen

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cynfigen

Noun

cenfigen f (plural cenfigennau)

  1. envy, jealousy
    Synonyms: eiddigedd, drwgdeimlad
  2. grudge (as cenfigen wrth rywun, “grudge against someone”)
    Synonym: gwenwyn (i rywun)

Derived terms

  • cenfigennu (“to envy”)
  • cenfigennus (“envious”)
  • cenfigennwr (“jealous person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cenfigen
radical soft nasal aspirate
cenfigen genfigen nghenfigen chenfigen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “envy”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “grudge”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “jealousy”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cenfigen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cenfigen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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