Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Cornish -yans.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-iant m (plural -iannau)

  1. 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

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References

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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