-iau

See also: iau, Iau, IAU, iaʻu, and i-au

Old French

Etymology

Latin -ellus

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) (standard) IPA^(key): /jaɨ̯/
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /jɛ/, /ja/
(South Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /jai̯/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /jɛ/

Suffix

-iau

Alternative form of -au, a Welsh pluralization suffix.

Derived terms

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