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Welsh
Etymology
Lexicalised h-prothesised form of unan, a form of un (“one”). Cognate with Cornish honan.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hunan sg (plural hunain)
- (with possessive determiner) self
- Synonym: hun
- fy hunan ― myself
- ei hunan ― himself, herself
- ein hunain ― ourselves
- (with possessive determiner preceding both itself and the noun) own
- Synonym: hun
- fy ngeiriau fy hunan ― my own words
- ei syniad ei hunan ― his/her own idea
- ein cartref ein hunain ― our own home
Usage notes
- Hunan tends to be more common in the south and synonymous hun in the north, although plural hunain is also found in north at times.
- There are three second-person forms: dy hunan (“yourself”) (singular familiar), eich hunan (“yourself”) (singular polite) and eich hunain (“yourselves”) (plural familiar/polite).
Personal forms
Personal forms (literary & colloquial)
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hunan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies