-hau

Appendix:Variations of "hau" Middle Welsh Etymology wlm ine-pro *seh₂g- Originally causative/denominative; from wlm cel-bry-pro *-haɣjed, from wlm cel-pro *-sagyetor causative/denominative suffix. Cognate with sga -igidir. Pronunciation wlm /ˈhaɨ̯/ Suffix wlm suf verb-forming suffixes creates a verbal noun from an adjectival root Derived terms wlm Welsh Alternative forms cy -áu Etymology cy ine-pro *seh₂g- Originally causative/denominative; from cy wlm -hau, from cy cel-bry-pro *-haɣjed, from cy cel-pro *-sagyetor causative/denominative suffix. Cognate with sga -igidir (ga -igh, gv -ee, gd -ich). Pronunciation cy /ˈhaɨ̯/ cy-N cy /ˈhai̯/ cy-S cy aɨ̯ 1 Suffix cy suffix first-person singular present -haf verb-forming suffixes creates a verbal noun from an adjectival root Usage notes After roots ending in unvoiced obstruents, this suffix is found in the form cy -áu, although cy -hau is more usual after cy ll. cy llac loose llacáu to loosen cy iach healthy iacháu to heal cy pell far pellhau to move further away cy gwell better gwellhau, cy gwelláu to improve cy -áu is also used after phonemically voiced plosives, which lose their voicing if also phonetically voiced. cy gwag empty gwacáu to empty cy caniad permission, leave caniatáu to allow cy trist sad tristáu to sadden Devoicing also occurs occasionally elsewhere. cy cof memory coffáu to commemorate cy cwbl whole, complete cwpláu to complete (also: cy cwblhau) cy -hau is used after vowels and other consonants. cy cryf strong cryfhau to strengthen cy tew fat tewhau to thicken cy ufudd obedient ufuddhau to obey cy ysgafn light ysgafnhau to lighten Derived terms cy Further reading