-ych

See also: ych

Middle English

Suffix

-ych

1. Alternative form of -yssh

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ych m

1. person or man associated with root

   ‎aur (“gold”) + ‎-ych → ‎eurych (“goldsmith”)

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ych

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -ych not found