yn
English
Noun
yn (plural yns)Category:English lemmas#YNCategory:English nouns#YNCategory:English countable nouns#YNCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- Alternative letter-case form of YN.
Cornish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-BrythonicCategory:Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic#YNCategory:Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#YN *ɨn, from Proto-CelticCategory:Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#YNCategory:Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#YN *eni.
Preposition
ynCategory:Cornish lemmas#YNCategory:Cornish prepositions#YNCategory:Cornish entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
Inflection
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare Welsh yn and Old Irish in.
Particle
yn (triggers mixed mutation)Category:Cornish lemmas#YNCategory:Cornish particles#YNCategory:Cornish entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- Adverbial particle; -ly
Manx
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old IrishCategory:Manx terms inherited from Old Irish#YNCategory:Manx terms derived from Old Irish#YN in (compare Scottish Gaelic and Irish an).
Article
ynCategory:Manx lemmas#YNCategory:Manx articles#YNCategory:Manx entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
Related terms
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 in”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#YNCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#YN inn.
Noun
ynCategory:Middle English alternative forms#YNCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- alternative form of in (“inn”)
Etymology 2
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#YNCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#YN in.
Preposition
ynCategory:Middle English alternative forms#YNCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- alternative form of in (“in”)
Etymology 3
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#YNCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#YN inne.
Adverb
ynCategory:Middle English alternative forms#YNCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- alternative form of in (“in”)
Middle Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Certainly cognate with Old Irish in (“-ly”); possibly from a preposition Proto-CelticCategory:Middle Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic#YN *endo, governing the dative, a compound of *en (“in”) and *do (“to”)[1]
Alternatively from *sindū(i), the masculine/neuter dative/instrumental singular of the definite article.[2]
Alternative forms
Particle
yn (triggers soft mutation)Category:Middle Welsh lemmas#YNCategory:Middle Welsh particles#YNCategory:Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements
- 14th century, anonymous author, translated by Charlotte Guest, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I) (overall work in English), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, page 3, lines 75–77:
- Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.Category:Middle Welsh terms with quotations#YN
- Pwyll Prince of Dyved, was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyved
- grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
Descendants
- Welsh: yn
Etymology 2
From Proto-BrythonicCategory:Middle Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic#YNCategory:Middle Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#YN *ɨn, from Proto-CelticCategory:Middle Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#YNCategory:Middle Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic#YN *eni.
Alternative forms
Preposition
yn (triggers nasal mutation)Category:Middle Welsh lemmas#YNCategory:Middle Welsh prepositions#YNCategory:Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
Descendants
- Welsh: yn
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Middle Welsh entries#YN
Alternative forms
Determiner
ynCategory:Middle Welsh lemmas#YNCategory:Middle Welsh determiners#YNCategory:Middle Welsh possessive determiners#YNCategory:Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
Descendants
- Welsh: ein
References
- ↑ Morris Jones, John (1913), A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 220 vii (2), pages 438–39
- ↑ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 379, pages 238–39; reprinted 2017
Old English
Etymology
Category:Old English terms derived from Latin#YNCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#YNFrom Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#YNCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#YN *ūniju, *unnjā (“onion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ȳn fCategory:Old English lemmas#YNCategory:Old English nouns#YNCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Old English feminine nouns#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ȳn | ȳna, ȳne |
| accusative | ȳne | ȳna, ȳne |
| genitive | ȳne | ȳna |
| dative | ȳne | ȳnum |
Synonyms
Related terms
Category:ang:Alliums#YNWelsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle WelshCategory:Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh#YN yn.
Alternative forms
- ’n (used after a vowel)
Particle
ynCategory:Welsh lemmas#YNCategory:Welsh particles#YNCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- 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.
- grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
- yn dda ― wellCategory:Welsh terms with usage examples#YN
- yn fawr ― greatlyCategory:Welsh terms with usage examples#YN
- yn wir ― trulyCategory:Welsh terms with usage examples#YN
- in (indicating a language)
- Mae'r llyfr yn Gymraeg.
- The book is in Welsh.
Usage notes
- 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
From Middle WelshCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh#YNCategory:Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh#YN yn, from Old WelshCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh#YNCategory:Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh#YN in, from Proto-BrythonicCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic#YNCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#YN *ɨn, from Proto-CelticCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#YNCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic#YN *eni, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#YNCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#YN *h₁én.
Alternative forms
Preposition
ynCategory:Welsh lemmas#YNCategory:Welsh prepositions#YNCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- 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
- 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| first person | ynof | ynom |
| second person | ynot | ynoch |
| third person | ynddo m ynddi f |
ynddynt |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| first person | ynddo i/fi, yno i/fi yndda i | ynddon ni, ynon ni |
| second person | ynddot ti, ynddat ti, ynot ti, ynat ti | ynddoch chi, ynoch chi |
| third person | ynddo fe/fo, yno fe/fo m ynddi hi, yni hi f |
ynddynCategory:Welsh links with redundant wikilinks#YNCategory:Welsh links with redundant alt parameters#YN nhw |
Further reading
- 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
Etymology
From Old FrisianCategory:West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian#INCategory:West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian#IN in, from Proto-GermanicCategory:West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#INCategory:West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#IN *in, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#INCategory:West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#IN *en.
Pronunciation
Preposition
ynCategory:West Frisian lemmas#INCategory:West Frisian prepositions#INCategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#INCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
Derived terms
Further reading
- “yn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Preposition
ynCategory:Yola lemmas#YNCategory:Yola prepositions#YNCategory:Yola entries with incorrect language header#YNCategory:Pages with entries#YNCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YN
- 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,Category:Yola terms with quotations#YN
- In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,
References
- 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