-aint

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ai̯nt/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛnt/ (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ai̯nt/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛnt/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Suffix ==== -aint forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment ‎hen (“old”) + ‎-aint → ‎henaint (“old age”) ‎dioddef (“suffer”) + ‎-aint → ‎dioddefaint (“suffering, passion”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -aint forming plural nouns, -s Synonyms: -aid, -au, -ed, -edd, -en, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -oedd, -on, -ydd, -yr, -ys ‎gof (“blacksmith”) + ‎-aint → ‎gofaint (“blacksmiths”) ‎câr (“relative”) + ‎-aint → ‎ceraint (“relatives”) ‎nai (“nephew”) + ‎-aint → ‎neiaint (“nephews”) ===== Derived terms ===== === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “-aint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies