-hau

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See also: hau, háu, hàu, hầu, hậu, and ha'u

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • -au (after obstruents)

Etymology

Originally causative/denominative; from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor (causative/denominative suffix). Cognate with Old Irish -igidir (Irish -igh, Scottish Gaelic -ich).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: 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. IPA(key): /haɨ̯/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: 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. IPA(key): /hai̯/

Suffix

-hau

  1. creates a verbal noun from a verbal root

Derived terms