unig

== 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. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞nɪɡ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈiːnɪɡ/, /ˈɪnɪɡ/ Rhymes: -ɨ̞nɪɡ === Adjective === unig (feminine singular unig, plural unig, equative mor unig, comparative mwy unig, superlative mwyaf unig) lonely, alone only, unique ==== 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 ==== unigo (“to isolate”) unigol (“individual”) unigryw (“unique”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “unig”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin 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