"yn" meaning in Middle Welsh

See yn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ən/ Forms: an [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|wlm|our}} Head templates: {{head|wlm|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners}} yn
  1. our
    Sense id: en-yn-wlm-det-plVuSFLi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: /ən/ Forms: y [alternative]
Etymology: Certainly cognate with Old Irish in (“-ly”); possibly from a preposition Proto-Celtic *endo, governing the dative, a compound of *en (“in”) and *do (“to”) Alternatively from *sindū(i), the masculine/neuter dative/instrumental singular of the definite article. Etymology templates: {{etymid|wlm|predicate}}, {{cog|sga|in|id=adverb|t=-ly}} Old Irish in (“-ly”), {{der|wlm|cel-pro|*endo}} Proto-Celtic *endo, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Morris Jones, John (<span class="None" lang="und">1913), <cite>A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative</cite>, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 220 vii (2), pages 438–39</span></span>}}, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Thurneysen, Rudolf (<span class="None" lang="und">1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., <cite>A Grammar of Old Irish</cite>, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of <cite>Handbuch des Alt-Irischen</cite> (in German), <small>→ISBN</small>, § 379, pages 238–39; reprinted 2017</span></span>}} Head templates: {{head|wlm|particle|triggers soft mutation}} yn (triggers soft mutation)
  1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements
    Sense id: en-yn-wlm-particle-OEM-~ZmW Categories (other): Middle Welsh determiners, Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Middle Welsh particles, Middle Welsh possessive determiners Disambiguation of Middle Welsh determiners: 0 85 15 0 Disambiguation of Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 0 82 18 0 Disambiguation of Middle Welsh particles: 78 22 Disambiguation of Middle Welsh possessive determiners: 0 81 19 0
  2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
    Sense id: en-yn-wlm-particle-w7BNDt6T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /ən/ Forms: ym [alternative], yg [alternative], yng [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni. Etymology templates: {{etymid|wlm|in}}, {{inh|wlm|cel-bry-pro|*ɨn}} Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, {{inh|wlm|cel-pro|*eni}} Proto-Celtic *eni Head templates: {{head|wlm|preposition|triggers nasal mutation}} yn (triggers nasal mutation)
  1. in Tags: triggers-mutation-nasal
    Sense id: en-yn-wlm-prep-WClnU00P Categories (other): Middle Welsh prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "cy",
      "word": "yn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "in",
        "id": "adverb",
        "t": "-ly"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish in (“-ly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wlm",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*endo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *endo",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Morris Jones, John (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">1913), <cite>A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative</cite>, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 220 vii (2), pages 438–39</span></span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Thurneysen, Rudolf (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., <cite>A Grammar of Old Irish</cite>, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of <cite>Handbuch des Alt-Irischen</cite> (in German), <small>→ISBN</small>, § 379, pages 238–39; reprinted 2017</span></span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Certainly cognate with Old Irish in (“-ly”); possibly from a preposition Proto-Celtic *endo, governing the dative, a compound of *en (“in”) and *do (“to”)\nAlternatively from *sindū(i), the masculine/neuter dative/instrumental singular of the definite article.",
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Welsh",
  "lang_code": "wlm",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "0 85 15 0",
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          "_dis": "0 82 18 0",
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          "_dis": "0 81 19 0",
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              29
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          ],
          "english": "Pwyll Prince of Dyved, was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyved",
          "ref": "14th century, anonymous author, translated by Charlotte Guest, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, page 3, lines 75–77:",
          "text": "Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.",
          "translation": "Pwyll Prince of Dyved, was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyved",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements"
      ],
      "id": "en-yn-wlm-particle-OEM-~ZmW",
      "links": [
        [
          "bot",
          "bot#Middle_Welsh"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb"
      ],
      "id": "en-yn-wlm-particle-w7BNDt6T"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yn"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "ym",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yng",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yn"
}

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  "lang_code": "wlm",
  "pos": "det",
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      "id": "en-yn-wlm-det-plVuSFLi",
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}
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    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "expansion": "Old Irish in (“-ly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "*endo"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Morris Jones, John (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">1913), <cite>A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative</cite>, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 220 vii (2), pages 438–39</span></span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Thurneysen, Rudolf (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., <cite>A Grammar of Old Irish</cite>, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of <cite>Handbuch des Alt-Irischen</cite> (in German), <small>→ISBN</small>, § 379, pages 238–39; reprinted 2017</span></span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
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  "etymology_text": "Certainly cognate with Old Irish in (“-ly”); possibly from a preposition Proto-Celtic *endo, governing the dative, a compound of *en (“in”) and *do (“to”)\nAlternatively from *sindū(i), the masculine/neuter dative/instrumental singular of the definite article.",
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      "form": "y",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Welsh",
  "lang_code": "wlm",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle Welsh terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Pwyll Prince of Dyved, was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyved",
          "ref": "14th century, anonymous author, translated by Charlotte Guest, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, page 3, lines 75–77:",
          "text": "Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.",
          "translation": "Pwyll Prince of Dyved, was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyved",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "bot",
          "bot#Middle_Welsh"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yn"
}

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    {
      "form": "ym",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "wlm",
  "pos": "prep",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
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      "form": "an",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    }
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: triggers soft mutation",
  "path": [
    "yn"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Welsh",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "yn",
  "trace": ""
}

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