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-iau
-iau
Old French
Suffix
-iau
- Used to form diminutive forms of nouns
- agniau - lamb (small sheep)
Descendants
- French: -eau
Welsh
Etymology
Cognate to Cornish -yow, Breton -ioù.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ja/, /jaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /jɛ/, /jai̯/
Suffix
-iau
- Alternative form of -au, a Welsh pluralization suffix.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Welsh_words_suffixed_with_-iau'>Welsh words suffixed with -iau</a>