-ws

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Middle English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ws

  1. Alternative form of -ous

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ws

  1. used to form pet names
    ‎Dic + ‎-ws → ‎Dicws
    ‎Ann + ‎-ws → ‎Nanws
    ‎Catrin + ‎-ws → ‎Catws

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ws

  1. (South Wales) (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person singular preterite
    Synonyms: -as, -odd
    Beth wetws 'i? ― What did she say?
Derived terms[edit]
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -ws not found
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