-aist

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See also: aist

Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

(second-person singular preterite): (colloquial) -est

Pronunciation[edit]

(standard) IPA^(key): /ai̯sd/, [ai̯st]
- (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]

Suffix[edit]

-aist

(literary) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite
(colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite

Usage notes[edit]

In the literary language, -aist causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, ‎canu (“to sing”) + ‎-aist → ‎cenaist (“you sang”).

Derived terms[edit]

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -aist not found

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