-au

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -eu, from Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic *-ow, from Proto-Celtic *-owes, u-stem nominative plural.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /aɨ̯/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɛ/, /a/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ai̯/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɛ/

Suffix

-au

  1. Pluralisation suffix, similar to English -s

Synonyms

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -au

References

  • King, Gareth (2007). Modern Welsh Dictionary. Oxford University Press. →ISBN.
  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 331
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