-yn

See also: yn, YN, yN, yn-, and ŷn

Danish

Suffix

-yn

  1. (organic chemistry) -yne

Dutch

Suffix

-yn

  1. (organic chemistry) -yne

Derived terms
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Finnish

Suffix

-yn

  1. Suffix variant for the illative singular, see -Vn.

Manx

Etymology 1

Cognate to Irish -anna, Scottish Gaelic -an.

Suffix

-yn

  1. Pluralisation suffix, similar to English -s

Etymology 2

Suffix

-yn

  1. -self (emphatic)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *-ïnn.[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-yn m (feminine -en)

  1. Used to form masculine singulative forms of certain words. Causes i-affection of internal vowels.
    ‎plant (“children”) + ‎-yn → ‎plentyn (“child”)
  2. Used to form masculine diminutive forms of certain words
    ‎bachgen (“boy”) + ‎-yn → ‎bachgenyn (“little boy”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Welsh_words_suffixed_with_-yn' title='Category:Welsh words suffixed with -yn'>Welsh words suffixed with -yn</a>

References
  1. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 260
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