# yn
## Cornish
### Alternative forms

* in

### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪn/

### Preposition

yn
* in

#### Inflection

| | Singular | Plural |
| First person | ynnov, ennam | ynnon, enna nei |
| Second person | ynnos, ennas | ynnowgh, enna hwei |
| Third person | ynno, enno, etto (m) ; ynni, enni (f) | ynna, et anjei, ettans |

## Manx
### Alternative forms

* y

### Etymology

From Old Irish in (compare Scottish Gaelic and Irish an).

### Article

yn
* the

#### Related terms

* ny

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 in”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

#### Noun

yn
* Alternative form of in (“inn”)

### Etymology 2

From Old English in.

#### Preposition

yn
* Alternative form of in (“in”)

### Etymology 3

From Old English inne.

#### Adverb

yn
* Alternative form of in (“in”)

## Middle Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ən/

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Particle

yn
* grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal complements
** Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:
    Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.Pwyll Prince of Dyfed was lord of the seven cantrefs of Dyfed.
* grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb

##### Descendants

* Welsh: yn

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni.

#### Preposition

yn
* in

##### Descendants

* Welsh: yn

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* an

#### Determiner

yn
* our

##### Descendants

* Welsh: ein

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ūniju, *unnjā (“onion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /yːn/

### Noun

ȳn f
* onion

#### Synonyms

* ċiepe
* hramsa
* lēac

#### Related terms

* ynnelēac

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ən/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh yn.

#### Alternative forms

* ’n (used after a vowel)

#### Particle

yn
* grammatical particle used in conjunction with bod (“to be”) to mark adjectival, nominal, or verbal predicate complements
    Mae Tom yn darllen.Tom is reading.
    Mae Tom yn gysglyd.Tom is sleepy.
    Mae Tom yn fachgen.Tom is a boy.
* grammatical particle used to change an adjective into an adverb
    yn dda ― well
    yn fawr ― greatly
    yn wir ― truly
* in (indicating a language)
    Mae'r llyfr yn Gymraeg.The book is in Welsh.

##### Usage notes

* This particle triggers soft mutation, except for on words beginning with ⟨rh⟩ and ⟨ll⟩, of anything substantival, namely nouns, adjectives, numerals and verbal nouns used substantivally.
* It triggers no mutation on anything verbal, which in practice means verbal nouns used verbally.

### Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh yn, from Old Welsh in, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨn, from Proto-Celtic *eni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én.

#### Alternative forms

* ym, yng

#### Preposition

yn
* in, at (definite nouns)
    Mae hi'n byw yng Nghaerdydd.She lives in Cardiff.
    Ydyn ni'n astudio yn y Brifysgol ym Mangor.We're studying at the University in Bangor.
    Roedd hi'n bwrw eira ym mis Mawrth.It was snowing in March.

##### Usage notes

* This particle triggers nasal mutation. Before ⟨p⟩, ⟨b⟩ and sometimes ⟨m⟩, it becomes ym and before ⟨c⟩ and ⟨g⟩, it becomes yng. In certain informal contexts or dialects, it may trigger soft or no mutation at all.
* Yn is used with definite nouns and noun phrases, its indefinite equivalent being mewn.

##### Inflection

| | Singular | Plural |
| First person | ynof | ynom |
| Second person | ynot | ynoch |
| Third person | ynddo m ynddi f | ynddynt |
| | Singular | Plural |
| First person | ynddo i/fi, yndda i, yno i/fi yndda i | ynddon ni, ynon ni |
| Second person | ynddot ti, ynddat ti, ynot ti, ynat ti | ynddoch chi, ynoch chi |
| Third person | ynddo fe/fo, yno fe/fo m ynddi hi, yni hi f | ynddyn nhw, ynddyn nhw |

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “yn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## West Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *en.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /iːn/

### Preposition

yn
* in
* into

#### Derived terms

* ynkringe
* ynwenje

#### Further reading

* “yn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

## Yola
### Preposition

yn
* Alternative form of ing (“in”)
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 9-11:Yn ercha an aul o' while yt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114