-aist

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ai̯sd/,
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛsd/,

Suffix

-aist

  1. (literary) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite
  2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite

Usage notes

In the literary language, -aist causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, ‎canu (to sing) + ‎-aist → ‎cenaist (you sang).

Derived terms

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -aist not found