"yn" meaning in Welsh

See yn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /ən/
Etymology: Specialized use of yn (“in”). The lack of nasal mutation probably stems from a lost article or possessive pronoun qualifying the verbal noun. Etymology templates: {{m|cy|yn#Etymology 2|yn|in}} yn (“in”) Head templates: {{head|cy|particle}} yn
  1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bod (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal predicate complements
    Sense id: en-yn-cy-particle-ahO5ZTsB Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh links with manual fragments, Welsh links with redundant alt parameters, Welsh particles, Welsh prepositions Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 56 11 32 Disambiguation of Welsh links with manual fragments: 76 24 Disambiguation of Welsh links with redundant alt parameters: 83 17 Disambiguation of Welsh particles: 59 41 Disambiguation of Welsh prepositions: 29 35 36
  2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
    Sense id: en-yn-cy-particle-w7BNDt6T Categories (other): Welsh prepositions Disambiguation of Welsh prepositions: 29 35 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ’n (english: used after a vowel)
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /ən/
Etymology: From Middle Welsh yn, from Old Welsh in, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|yn}} Middle Welsh yn, {{inh|cy|owl|in}} Old Welsh in, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*ɨn}} Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*eni}} Proto-Celtic *eni, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*h₁én}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Head templates: {{head|cy|preposition}} yn Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ynof [first-person, singular], ynom [first-person, plural], ynot [second-person, singular], ynoch [plural, second-person], ynddo m [singular, third-person], ynddi f [singular, third-person], ynddynt [plural, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], ynddo i [first-person, singular], fi [first-person, singular], yndda i [first-person, singular], yno i [first-person, singular], fi yndda i [first-person, singular], ynddon ni [first-person, plural], ynon ni [first-person, plural], ynddot ti [second-person, singular], ynddat ti [second-person, singular], ynot ti [second-person, singular], ynat ti [second-person, singular], ynddoch chi [plural, second-person], ynoch chi [plural, second-person], ynddo fe [singular, third-person], fo [singular, third-person], yno fe [singular, third-person], fo m [singular, third-person], ynddi hi [singular, third-person], yni hi f [singular, third-person], ynddyn nhw [plural, third-person]
  1. in, at (definite nouns) Synonyms: ym, yng
    Sense id: en-yn-cy-prep-hzSXzGTu Categories (other): Welsh prepositions Disambiguation of Welsh prepositions: 29 35 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for yn meaning in Welsh (6.4kB)

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          "_dis": "76 24",
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          "english": "Tom is reading.",
          "text": "Mae Tom yn darllen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Tom is sleepy.",
          "text": "Mae Tom yn gysglyd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Tom is a boy.",
          "text": "Mae Tom yn fachgen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "well",
          "text": "yn dda",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "greatly",
          "text": "yn fawr",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "truly",
          "text": "yn wir",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb"
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      "word": "’n"
    }
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      "form": "ynoch",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ynddi f",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "ynddynt",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yndda i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yno i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi yndda i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddon ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynon ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddot ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddat ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynot ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynat ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddoch chi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynoch chi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddo fe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yno fe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo m",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddi hi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yni hi f",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddyn nhw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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          "english": "She lives in Cardiff.",
          "text": "Mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We're studying at the University in Bangor.",
          "text": "Ydyn ni'n astudio yn y Brifysgol ym Mangor.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It was snowing in March.",
          "text": "Roedd hi'n bwrw eira ym mis Mawrth.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The book is in Welsh.",
          "text": "Mae'r llyfr yn (y) Gymraeg.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "in, at (definite nouns)"
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          "at",
          "at"
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    }
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          "english": "Tom is reading.",
          "text": "Mae Tom yn darllen.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Tom is sleepy.",
          "text": "Mae Tom yn gysglyd.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Tom is a boy.",
          "text": "Mae Tom yn fachgen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "english": "well",
          "text": "yn dda",
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        },
        {
          "english": "greatly",
          "text": "yn fawr",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "truly",
          "text": "yn wir",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "’n"
    }
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ynoch",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddo m",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddi f",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddynt",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-personal-prep-colloquial",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddo i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yndda i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yno i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi yndda i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddon ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynon ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddot ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddat ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynot ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynat ti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddoch chi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynoch chi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddo fe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yno fe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo m",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddi hi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yni hi f",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynddyn nhw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "yn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She lives in Cardiff.",
          "text": "Mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We're studying at the University in Bangor.",
          "text": "Ydyn ni'n astudio yn y Brifysgol ym Mangor.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It was snowing in March.",
          "text": "Roedd hi'n bwrw eira ym mis Mawrth.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The book is in Welsh.",
          "text": "Mae'r llyfr yn (y) Gymraeg.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in, at (definite nouns)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ym"
    },
    {
      "word": "yng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yn"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Welsh dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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