-aist
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (second-person singular preterite): (colloquial) -est
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ai̯sd/, [ai̯st]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]
Suffix
-aist
- (literary) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite
- (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