-ych

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See also: ych

Middle English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ych

Alternative form of -yssh

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨ̞χ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪχ/

Etymology 1[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ych m

person or man associated with root
‎aur (“gold”) + ‎-ych → ‎eurych (“goldsmith”)

Usage notes[edit]

eurych is the only example of the use of the suffix -ych.

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ych

(literary) verb suffix for the second-person singular present subjunctive

Usage notes[edit]

-ych causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, ‎canu (“to sing”) + ‎-ych → ‎cenych (“(that) you sing”).

Derived terms[edit]

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -ych not found

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