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un.

one

2 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

num/ɨːn/North-Wales/iːn/South-Wales
  1. one

    cardinal · numeral
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

noun/ɨːn/North-Wales/iːn/South-Wales
  1. one, individual

    masculine
    Sut un ydy dy chwaer?
  2. each (by extension of 'one')

    masculine
    Mae'r afalau 'ma'n costio trideg ceiniog yr un, neu ddwy bunt y cilo.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

adj/ɨːn/North-Wales/iːn/South-Wales
  1. only, sole

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

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