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
- 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
- Alternative form of in (“inn”)
Etymology 2
From Old English in.
Preposition
yn
- Alternative form of in (“in”)
Etymology 3
From Old English inne.
Adverb
yn
- 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
- 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
- Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.
- Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:
- grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.
Preposition
yn
- 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
- 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
- grammatical particle used in conjunction with bod (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal predicate complements
- 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
- 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
- in
- into
Derived terms
- ynkringe
- ynwenje
Further reading
- “yn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Preposition
yn
- 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