-ws

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ws"

Middle English

Suffix

-ws

1. alternative form of -ous

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊs/

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ws

1. used to form pet names

   ‎Dic + ‎-ws → ‎Dicws

   ‎Ann + ‎-ws → ‎Nanws

   ‎Catrin + ‎-ws → ‎Catws

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ws

1. (South Wales) (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person singular preterite

   Synonyms: -as, -odd

   Beth wetws 'i? ― What did she say?

Derived terms

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -ws not found