-deb

See also: Appendix:Variations of "deb"

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɛb/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dab/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛb/

Suffix

-deb m (plural -debau)

1. forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment

   ‎absennol (“absent”) + ‎-deb → ‎absenoldeb (“absence”)

   ‎prydlon (“punctual, prompt”) + ‎-deb → ‎prydlondeb (“punctuality”)

   ‎pur (“pure”) + ‎-deb → ‎purdeb (“purity”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -deb

Related terms

• -ineb

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-deb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii 8