-ineb

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnɛb/
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnab/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnɛb/, /ˈɪnɛb/

Suffix

-ineb m (plural -inebau)

1. forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment

   ‎call (“sensible, sane”) + ‎-ineb → ‎callineb (“sense, sanity”)

   ‎doeth (“wise”) + ‎-ineb → ‎doethineb (“wisdom”)

   ‎ffraeth (“witty”) + ‎-ineb → ‎ffraethineb (“wit, wittiness”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -ineb

Related terms

• -deb

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ineb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii 8