"-en" meaning in Welsh

See -en in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛn/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /an/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ɛn/ [South-Wales] Forms: -yn [masculine]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh -en, from Old Welsh -en, from Proto-Brythonic *-enn. Cognate with Cornish -en, Breton -enn. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|-en}} Middle Welsh -en, {{inh|cy|owl|-en}} Old Welsh -en, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*-enn}} Proto-Brythonic *-enn, {{cog|kw|-en}} Cornish -en, {{cog|br|-enn}} Breton -enn Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|masculine|-yn|g=f}} -en f (masculine -yn)
  1. Used to form the singulative of certain words. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-JB4pOyfo
  2. Used to form certain singular words. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-hEzYYr4w
  3. diminutive suffix Tags: diminutive, feminine, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-lI9aKYWq
  4. female or feminine person or creature Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-GmN9cT-l
  5. suffix indicating an object, item, thing Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-aJB15KVT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɛn/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ai̯n/ [North-Wales], /ɛn/ [South-Wales], /ɛn/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /an/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ɛn/ [South-Wales]
Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix}} -en
  1. Used to form plural nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-oEMsOn~n Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 9 2 12 36 23 6 Synonyms: -aid, -aint, -au, -ed, -edd, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -oedd, -on, -ydd, -yr, -ys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /ɛn/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /an/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ɛn/ [South-Wales]
Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix}} -en
  1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural conditional Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-hysig4gJ
  2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural conditional Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-cy-suffix-w8TxQbDB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -sen
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for -en meaning in Welsh (5.6kB)

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          "conditional#English"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural conditional"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "verb suffix for the third-person plural conditional"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "third-person",
          "third person#English"
        ],
        [
          "plural",
          "plural#English"
        ],
        [
          "conditional",
          "conditional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural conditional"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-sen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-en"
}

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