unig

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh unic; either coined in Middle Welsh (as un + -ic) or borrowed from Latin ūnicus via a Proto-Brythonic *ʉnɨg, influenced by -ig.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

unig (feminine singular unig, plural unig, equative mor unig, comparative mwy unig, superlative mwyaf unig)

  1. lonely, alone
    Roeddwn i’n unig.
    I was lonely.
    Plentyn unig oeddwn i.
    I was a lonely child.
  2. only, unique
    Unig blentyn oeddwn i.
    I was an only child.

Usage notes

When used predicatively or when used attributively following a noun, this means "lonely". When used attributively preceding a noun, this means "only".

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
unig unchanged unchanged hunig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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