-au

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh -eu, from Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic *-ow, from Proto-Celtic *-owes, u-stem nominative plural. Cognate with Cornish -ow and Breton -où.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Suffix

-au

  1. Forms plural nouns., -s
    Synonyms: -aid, -aint, -ed, -edd, -en, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -oedd, -on, -ydd, -yr, -ys
    ‎syniad (“idea”) + ‎-au → ‎syniadau (“ideas”)
    ‎methiant (“failure”) + ‎-au → ‎methiannau (“failures”)
    ‎gwasanaeth (“service”) + ‎-au → ‎gwasanaethau (“services”)
Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -au

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • -áu (when there is confusion with an identically-spelled plural)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-au

  1. Alternative form of -hau (forms verbal nouns)

References

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 331
  • King, Gareth (2007). Modern Welsh Dictionary. Oxford University Press. →ISBN.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-au”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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