-iant

Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

-ant

Etymology edit

Cognate with Cornish -yans.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /jant/

Suffix edit

-iant m (plural -iannau)

show the action of a verb or its result, -tion, -ment
‎chwyddo (“to swell, to inflate”) + ‎-iant → ‎chwyddiant (“inflation, distention”)

‎hydoddi (“to dissolve”) + ‎-iant → ‎hydoddiant (“solution”)

‎ffynnu (“to prosper, to flourish”) + ‎-iant → ‎ffyniant (“prosperity, success”)

Derived terms edit

Welsh terms suffixed with -iant

References edit

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