"ewyn" meaning in All languages combined

See ewyn on Wiktionary

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|var=1}} ewyn
  1. (Early Scots, Yorkshire) alternative form of even (“flat”) Tags: Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: even (extra: flat)
    Sense id: en-ewyn-enm-adj-E0Qf7Eb6 Categories (other): Early Scots, Yorkshire Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|var=1}} ewyn
  1. (North Riding, Early Scots) alternative form of evene (“evenly”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: evene (extra: evenly)
    Sense id: en-ewyn-enm-adv-IxxRXJMM Categories (other): Early Scots, North Riding Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 64 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 26 12 30 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 27 12 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} ewyn
  1. (North Riding, Early Scots) alternative form of even (“evening”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: even (extra: evening)
    Sense id: en-ewyn-enm-noun-D5Loq8DA Categories (other): Early Scots, North Riding Middle English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 26 12 30 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 27 12 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞n/ [North-Wales], /ˈɛu̯.ɪn/ [South-Wales] Forms: ewynnau [plural], ewynion [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ewyn [error-unrecognized-form], hewyn [prothesis-h]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn (compare Cornish ewon, Breton eon), from Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos (compare Old Irish úan (“foam”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pow-ino-. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*öwɨn}} Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn, {{cog|kw|ewon}} Cornish ewon, {{cog|br|eon}} Breton eon, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*ɸowinos}} Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos, {{cog|sga|úan|id=foam|t=foam}} Old Irish úan (“foam”), {{inh|cy|ine-pro||*pow-ino-}} Proto-Indo-European *pow-ino- Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|ewynnau|pl2=ewynion}} ewyn m (plural ewynnau or ewynion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. foam, spume, froth Tags: masculine Synonyms: trochion
    Sense id: en-ewyn-cy-noun-jdLYUvSs Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 26 12 30 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 27 12 30 32 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. suds, lather, scum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ewyn-cy-noun-3xJ~rYVD Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 26 12 30 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 27 12 30 32 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ewynnu, bwrw ewyn (english: to foam, to froth), malu ewyn, maeddu ewyn (english: to froth at the mouth)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "scum",
          "scum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛu̯.ɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ewin (South Wales)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ewyn meaning in All languages combined (5.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ewyn/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "ewyn"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ewyn",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ewyn/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "ewyn"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ewyn",
  "trace": ""
}

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