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Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ai̯nt/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛnt/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ai̯nt/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛnt/
Etymology 1
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-aint
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- hen (“old”) + -aint → henaint (“old age”)
- dioddef (“suffer”) + -aint → dioddefaint (“suffering, passion”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-aint
- forming plural nouns, -s
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-aint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies