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Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-cyn m
- diminutive suffix
- bryn (“hill”) + -cyn → bryncyn (“hillock”)
- lle (“place”) + -cyn → llecyn (“small place, spot”)
- Huw (“Huw”) + -cyn → Huwcyn (“little Huw (pet name)”)
- Used to form the singulative of certain words.
- celfi (“furniture”) + -cyn → celficyn (“piece of furniture”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-cyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies