-hau

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

Welsh

Alternative forms

-au (after obstruents)

Etymology

Originally causative/denominative; from Proto-Celtic *-sagyeti (“causative/denominative suffix”). Cognate with Old Irish -igid (Irish -igh, Scottish Gaelic -ich).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /haɨ̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /hai̯/

Suffix

-hau

creates a verbal noun from a verbal root

Derived terms

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