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Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-deb m (plural -debau)
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- absennol (“absent”) + -deb → absenoldeb (“absence”)
- prydlon (“punctual, prompt”) + -deb → prydlondeb (“punctuality”)
- pur (“pure”) + -deb → purdeb (“purity”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-deb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii 8