"-u" meaning in Welsh

See -u in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɨ̞/ [North-Wales], /i/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic *-oβ̃. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|-u}} Middle Welsh -u, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*-oβ̃}} Proto-Brythonic *-oβ̃ Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -u
  1. Forms verbnouns from verb stems. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -a, -ed, -eg, -i, -o, -io
    Sense id: en--u-cy-suffix-76XRIKQL Categories (other): Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "-u"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh -u",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-oβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-oβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic *-oβ̃.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-u",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 24 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms verbnouns from verb stems."
      ],
      "id": "en--u-cy-suffix-76XRIKQL",
      "links": [
        [
          "verbnouns",
          "w:Verbnoun"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-a"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ed"
        },
        {
          "word": "-eg"
        },
        {
          "word": "-i"
        },
        {
          "word": "-o"
        },
        {
          "word": "-io"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "-u"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh -u",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-oβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-oβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic *-oβ̃.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-u",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 24 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh inflectional suffixes",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh suffixes",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms verbnouns from verb stems."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "verbnouns",
          "w:Verbnoun"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-a"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ed"
        },
        {
          "word": "-eg"
        },
        {
          "word": "-i"
        },
        {
          "word": "-o"
        },
        {
          "word": "-io"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}

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