-aist

See also: aist

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • (second-person singular preterite): (colloquial) -est

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ai̯sd/, [ai̯st]
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]

Suffix

-aist

  1. (literary) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite
  2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite

Usage notes

In the literary language, -aist causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, ‎canu (“to sing”) + ‎-aist → ‎cenaist (“you sang”).

Derived terms
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -aist not found
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