-iant

-iant

Welsh

Alternative forms

• -ant

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish -yans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jant/

Suffix

-iant m (plural -iannau)

1. show the action of a verb or its result, -tion, -ment

   ‎chwyddo (“to swell, to inflate”) + ‎-iant → ‎chwyddiant (“inflation, distention”)

   ‎hydoddi (“to dissolve”) + ‎-iant → ‎hydoddiant (“solution”)

   ‎ffynnu (“to prosper, to florish”) + ‎-iant → ‎ffyniant (“prosperity, success”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -iant

References

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