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yn.

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

2 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

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

    Mae Tom yn darllen.
    Mae Tom yn gysglyd.
  2. grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb

    yn dda
    yn fawr
  3. in (indicating a language)

    Mae'r llyfr yn Gymraeg.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh yn.

prep/ən/
  1. in, at (definite nouns)

    Mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd.
    Ydyn ni'n astudio yn y Brifysgol ym Mangor.
Where this word comes from

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

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