-hau

See also: hau, háu, hàu, hầu, hậu, and ha'u

Welsh

Alternative forms

-au, -áu (after obstruents)

Etymology

Originally causative/denominative; from Proto-Brythonic *-haɣjed, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor (causative/denominative suffix). Cognate with Old Irish -igidir (Irish -igh, Manx -ee, Scottish Gaelic -ich).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɨ̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhai̯/
Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Suffix

-hau (first-person singular present -hâf)

creates a verbal noun from a verbal root

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -hau

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