-eb

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eb f (plural -ebau)

  1. piece of paper, document, form, record
    Synonym: llen (in compound words)
    anfon (to send) + ‎-eb → ‎anfoneb (invoice)
    talu (to pay) + ‎-eb → ‎taleb (voucher)
    manwl (detail) + ‎-eb → ‎manyleb (specification)
  2. structure
    cof (memory) + ‎-eb → ‎cofeb (memorial)
    hen (old) + ‎-eb → ‎heneb (ancient monument)
    organ (organ) + ‎-eb → ‎organeb (organism)
  3. forming abstract nouns
    Synonyms: -deb, -ineb
    cyllid (finance) + ‎-eb → ‎cyllideb (budget)
    diwedd (end) + ‎-eb → ‎diweddeb (cadence, close)
    disgyn (to descend) + ‎-eb → ‎disgynneb (anticlimax, bathos)

Derived terms

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-eb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies