"-an" meaning in Welsh

See -an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /an/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *-agnos. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*-agnos}} Proto-Celtic *-agnos Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix}} -an
  1. diminutive suffix, -let Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-cy-suffix-ayypdEp6
  2. person or object with characteristics of the root word Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-cy-suffix-qHUMrQ~x
  3. used to form pet names Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-cy-suffix-vWhd6caZ Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 47 23 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /an/
Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix}} -an
  1. verbnoun suffix Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ian
    Sense id: en--an-cy-suffix-wzQKFUf-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /an/
Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix}} -an
  1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person future plural Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-cy-suffix-1~C8Vzum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *-agnos.",
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          "text": "bwyell (“axe”) + -an → bwyellan (“small axe, hatchet”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gwraig (“woman, wife”) + -an → gwreigan (“little woman, little wife”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "barf (“beard”) + -an → barfan (“little beard, goatee, whiskers”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "diminutive suffix, -let"
      ],
      "id": "en--an-cy-suffix-ayypdEp6",
      "links": [
        [
          "-let",
          "-let"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "mud (“mute”) + -an → mudan (“mute person”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "llai (“grey”) + -an → lleian (“nun”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "crwm (“crooked, curved”) + -an → cryman (“sickle, pruning hook”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en--an-cy-suffix-qHUMrQ~x",
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Gwen + -an → Gwennan",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Dai + -an → Deian",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Elisabeth + -an → Bethan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "barf (“beard”) + -an → barfan (“little beard, goatee, whiskers”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "-let",
          "-let"
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      ]
    },
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          "text": "mud (“mute”) + -an → mudan (“mute person”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "llai (“grey”) + -an → lleian (“nun”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "crwm (“crooked, curved”) + -an → cryman (“sickle, pruning hook”)",
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Elisabeth + -an → Bethan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/an/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-an"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/an/"
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  ],
  "word": "-an"
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