unig

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞nɪɡ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnɪɡ/, /ˈɪnɪɡ/
Rhymes: -ɨ̞nɪɡ

Adjective edit

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

lonely, alone
Roeddwn i’n unig.
I was lonely.

Plentyn unig oeddwn i.
I was a lonely child.
only, unique
Unig blentyn oeddwn i.
I was an only child.

Usage notes edit

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

Derived terms edit

yn unig (“only”)
unigol (“individual”)
unigryw (“unique”)

Mutation edit

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 edit

^ 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

[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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