"-mon" meaning in Welsh

See -mon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /mɔn/ Forms: -myn [plural], -mones [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh -mon, from West Midland Middle English mon (“man”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|-mon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh -mon, {{inh+|cy|wlm|-mon}} Inherited from Middle Welsh -mon, {{der|cy|enm-wmi|mon|t=man}} West Midland Middle English mon (“man”) Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|plural|-myn|feminine|-mones|g=m}} -mon m (plural -myn, feminine -mones)
  1. suffix indicating a vocation: -man Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -wr, -ydd

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "",
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      },
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    },
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      },
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "-myn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
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  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        {
          "text": "plismon (“policeman”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "post + -mon → postmon (“postman”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tir (“ground”) + -mon → tirmon (“groundsman”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ]
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        },
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        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    },
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "-mon"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "-myn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "plural",
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        "Welsh suffixes",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from West Midland Middle English",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "plismon (“policeman”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "post + -mon → postmon (“postman”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tir (“ground”) + -mon → tirmon (“groundsman”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "suffix indicating a vocation: -man"
      ],
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        [
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          "-man"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "-wr"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ydd"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-mon"
}

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