-ws

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Middle English

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Suffix

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-ws

  1. Alternative form of -ous

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-ws

  1. used to form pet names
    Dic + ‎-ws → ‎Dicws
    Ann + ‎-ws → ‎Nanws
    Catrin + ‎-ws → ‎Catws

Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ws

  1. (South Wales) (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person singular preterite
    Synonyms: -as, -odd
    Beth wetws 'i?What did she say?
Derived terms
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