cymhleth

From cym- +‎ pleth (“plait, braid”), with nasal mutation.

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmhlɛθ/, [ˈkəmɬʰɛθ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmlɛθ/, /ˈkəmlaθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmhlɛθ/, [ˈkəmɬʰɛθ]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmlɛθ/

cymhleth (feminine singular cymhleth, plural cymhleth, equative cymhlethed, comparative cymhlethach, superlative cymhlethaf)

1. complex, complicated

   Synonyms: dyrys, astrus

• cymhlethdod (“complexity”)
• cymhlethu (“to complicate”)

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