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Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ɛð/ cy-N,standard,colloquial
cy /að/ cy-N,colloquial
cy /ɛð/ cy-S
Etymology 1
cy abstract
From cy wlm -eð, from cy cel-bry-pro *-eð (whence also kw -edh), from cy cel-pro *-iyā (whence also sga -e), from cy ine-pro *-h₂ *-i-eh₂. Cognate with grc -ίᾱ and la -ia.
Suffix
cy suffix m plural -eddau
forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
cy anabl unable, disabled anabledd disability
cy mawr big, great mawredd greatness
cy cymesur symmetrical cymesuredd symmetry
cy amgylch surroundings amgylchedd environment
Derived terms
cy
Etymology 2
From cy cel-pro *-iyās, nominative plural of *ī-stem feminine nouns like cel-pro *rīganī queen (whence cy rhiain maiden, plural cy rhianedd),286 from cy ine-pro *-ih₂es, nominative plural to nouns in ine-pro *-ih₂.
Suffix
cy suffix
forming plural nouns, -s
cy -aid -aint -au -ed -en -i -iadau -iaid -iau -ion -od -oedd -on -ydd -yr -ys
cy gwraig woman, wife gwragedd women, wives
cy rhiain maiden rhianedd maidens
cy teyrn monarch, kind teyrnedd monarchs, kings
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