Meaning of -yn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used to form the singulative of certain words.
   masculine, morpheme
2. Used to form certain singular words.
   masculine, morpheme
3. diminutive suffix
   diminutive, masculine, morpheme, suffix
4. male or masculine person or creature
   masculine, morpheme
5. suffix indicating an object, item, thing
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“winwns (“onions”) + -yn → winwnsyn (“onion”)”

“plant (“children”) + -yn → plentyn (“child”)”

“dillad (“clothes”) + -yn → dilledyn (“item of clothing, piece of clothing”)”

“diferu (“to drop, to drip”) + -yn → diferyn (“drop, drip”)”

“planhigion (“plants”) + -yn → planhigyn (“plant”)”

“degolion (“decimals”) + -yn → degolyn (“decimal”)”

“llyfr (“book”) + -yn → llyfryn (“booklet”)”

“arf (“weapon, tool”) + -yn → erfyn (“tool, instrument”)”

“clwt (“rag”) + -yn → clwtyn (“(little) rag”)”

“cardota (“to beg”) + -yn → cardotyn (“beggar”)”

“meddw (“drunk”) + -yn → meddwyn (“drunkard”)”

“crwydro (“to wander”) + -yn → crwydryn (“vagrant”)”

“gwydr (“glass”) + -yn → gwydryn (“(drinking) glass”)”

“newid (“change”) + -yn → newidyn (“variable”)”

“misol (“monthly”) + -yn → misolyn (“monthly (periodical)”)”

“echdynnu (“to extract”) + -yn → echdynnyn (“extract”)”

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