yn

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Cornish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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yn

  1. in

Inflection

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Manx

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish in (compare Scottish Gaelic and Irish an).

Article

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yn

  1. the
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References

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English inn.

Noun

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yn

  1. Alternative form of in (inn)

Etymology 2

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From Old English in.

Preposition

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yn

  1. Alternative form of in (in)

Etymology 3

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From Old English inne.

Adverb

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yn

  1. Alternative form of in (in)

Middle Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

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yn

  1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (to be) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements
  2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
Descendants
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  • Welsh: yn

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.

Preposition

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yn

  1. in
Descendants
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

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Determiner

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yn

  1. our
Descendants
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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ūniju, *unnjā (onion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ȳn f

  1. onion

Declension

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Synonyms

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh yn.

Alternative forms

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  • ’n (used after a vowel)

Particle

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yn

  1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bod (to be) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal predicate complements
    Mae Tom yn darllen.
    Tom is reading.
    Mae Tom yn gysglyd.
    Tom is sleepy.
    Mae Tom yn fachgen.
    Tom is a boy.
  2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
    yn ddawell
    yn fawrgreatly
    yn wirtruly
  3. in (indicating a language)
    Mae'r llyfr yn Gymraeg.
    The book is in Welsh.
Usage notes
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  • This particle triggers soft mutation, except for on words beginning with ⟨rh⟩ and ⟨ll⟩, of anything substantival, namely nouns, adjectives, numerals and verbal nouns used substantivally.
  • It triggers no mutation on anything verbal, which in practice means verbal nouns used verbally.

Etymology 2

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From Middle Welsh yn, from Old Welsh in, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én.

Alternative forms

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Preposition

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yn

  1. in, at (definite nouns)
    Mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd.
    She lives in Cardiff.
    Ydyn ni'n astudio yn y Brifysgol ym Mangor.
    We're studying at the University in Bangor.
    Roedd hi'n bwrw eira ym mis Mawrth.
    It was snowing in March.
Usage notes
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  • This particle triggers nasal mutation. Before ⟨p⟩, ⟨b⟩ and sometimes ⟨m⟩, it becomes ym and before ⟨c⟩ and ⟨g⟩, it becomes yng. In certain informal contexts or dialects, it may trigger soft or no mutation at all.
  • Yn is used with definite nouns and noun phrases, its indefinite equivalent being mewn.
Inflection
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Further reading

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

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *en.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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yn

  1. in
  2. into

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • yn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yola

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Preposition

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yn

  1. Alternative form of ing (in)
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 9-11:
      Yn ercha an aul o' while yt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,
      In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114