namyn
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Welsh
Etymology
yn (particle) + amwyn (“to seize, to take away”), from Proto-Celtic *ambi- + *wīkā.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnamɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnamɪn/
Preposition
namyn
- except, apart from
- Synonym: heblaw
- (arithmetic) minus
- Synonym: minws
Usage notes
- namyn can be used to express certain numerals, such as ugain namyn dwy (“eighteen”, feminine, literally “twenty minus two”) and cant namyn un (“ninety-nine”, literally “one hundred minus one”).
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “namyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies