yn

English Online Dictionary. What means yn‎? What does yn mean?

Manx

Alternative forms

• y

Etymology

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

Article

yn

1. the

Related terms

• ny

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 in”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

Noun

yn

1. Alternative form of in (“inn”)

Etymology 2

From Old English in.

Preposition

yn

1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

Etymology 3

From Old English inne.

Adverb

yn

1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/

Etymology 1

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

Particle

yn

1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements
   • Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:

     Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.

     Pwyll Prince of Dyfed was lord of the seven cantrefs of Dyfed

2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

yn

1. in

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• an

Determiner

yn

1. our

Descendants

• Welsh: ein

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/

Etymology 1

Specialized use of yn (“in”). The lack of nasal mutation probably stems from a lost article or possessive pronoun qualifying the verbal noun.

Alternative forms

• ’n (used after a vowel)

Particle

yn

1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bod (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal predicate complements

2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb

   yn dda ― well

   yn fawr ― greatly

   yn wir ― truly

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

Alternative forms

• ym, yng

Preposition

yn

1. in, at (definite nouns)

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

(Literary)

(Colloquial)

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

Preposition

yn

1. in
2. into

Derived terms

• ynkringe
• ynwenje

Further reading

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

Yola

Preposition

yn

1. Alternative form of i (“in”)

References

• Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 114