-au
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"
Welsh[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Welsh -eu, from Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic *-ow, from Proto-Celtic *-owes, u-stem nominative plural.[1] Cognate with Cornish -ow and Breton -où.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /aɨ̯/, (colloquial) /ɛ/, /a/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ai̯/, (colloquial) /ɛ/
Suffix[edit]
-au
- Forms plural nouns., -s
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -áu (when there is confusion with an identically-spelled plural)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈai̯/
Suffix[edit]
-au
- Alternative form of -hau (forms verbal nouns)
References[edit]
- ^ 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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