"twpsyn" meaning in All languages combined

See twpsyn on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: twpsyns [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cy|twpsyn}} Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn Head templates: {{en-noun}} twpsyn (plural twpsyns)
  1. (Wales) A fool or idiot. Tags: Wales

Noun [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈtʊpsɨ̞n/ [North-Wales], /ˈtʊpsɪn/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: Originally the singulative of twps. Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|twpsod|f=twpsen|pl2=typsod|pl3=twpsiaid}} twpsyn m (plural twpsod or typsod or twpsiaid, feminine twpsen) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: twpsod [plural], typsod [plural], twpsiaid [plural], twpsen [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], twpsyn [error-unrecognized-form], dwpsyn [soft], nhwpsyn [error-unrecognized-form], thwpsyn [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. fool, idiot, dunce Tags: masculine Synonyms: ffŵl, chwibol Derived forms: twpsyn pum munud yw'r sawl sy'n holi, twpsyn am byth yw'r sawl nad yw'n holi (english: a fool for five minutes, someone who asks; a fool for life, someone who doesn't)
    Sense id: en-twpsyn-cy-noun-nHXmbU6S Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    [
      "twpsyn",
      "twpsyn#Welsh"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cy",
        "3": "twpsyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twpsyns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "twpsyn (plural twpsyns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2022, Jeri Westerson, Oswald the Thief: A Medieval Caper\nYou have three walnut shells and one pea. The twpsyns gather and you make a show of placing the one pea under one shell, shuffle them about, and the twpsyn guesses where the pea is."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fool or idiot."
      ],
      "id": "en-twpsyn-en-noun-pRZDZhP~",
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Wales) A fool or idiot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twpsyn"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "twps",
      "twps#Welsh"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Originally the singulative of twps.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twpsod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "typsod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twpsiaid",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twpsen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhwpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "twpsod",
        "f": "twpsen",
        "pl2": "typsod",
        "pl3": "twpsiaid"
      },
      "expansion": "twpsyn m (plural twpsod or typsod or twpsiaid, feminine twpsen)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "a fool for five minutes, someone who asks; a fool for life, someone who doesn't",
          "translation": "a fool for five minutes, someone who asks; a fool for life, someone who doesn't",
          "word": "twpsyn pum munud yw'r sawl sy'n holi, twpsyn am byth yw'r sawl nad yw'n holi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fool, idiot, dunce"
      ],
      "id": "en-twpsyn-cy-noun-nHXmbU6S",
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ],
        [
          "dunce",
          "dunce"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ffŵl"
        },
        {
          "word": "chwibol"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʊpsɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʊpsɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twpsyn"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "twpsyn",
      "twpsyn#Welsh"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cy",
        "3": "twpsyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twpsyns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "twpsyn (plural twpsyns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Welsh",
        "English terms derived from Welsh",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2022, Jeri Westerson, Oswald the Thief: A Medieval Caper\nYou have three walnut shells and one pea. The twpsyns gather and you make a show of placing the one pea under one shell, shuffle them about, and the twpsyn guesses where the pea is."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fool or idiot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Wales) A fool or idiot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twpsyn"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "a fool for five minutes, someone who asks; a fool for life, someone who doesn't",
      "translation": "a fool for five minutes, someone who asks; a fool for life, someone who doesn't",
      "word": "twpsyn pum munud yw'r sawl sy'n holi, twpsyn am byth yw'r sawl nad yw'n holi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "twps",
      "twps#Welsh"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Originally the singulative of twps.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twpsod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "typsod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twpsiaid",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twpsen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhwpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwpsyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "twpsod",
        "f": "twpsen",
        "pl2": "typsod",
        "pl3": "twpsiaid"
      },
      "expansion": "twpsyn m (plural twpsod or typsod or twpsiaid, feminine twpsen)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fool, idiot, dunce"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
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        ],
        [
          "dunce",
          "dunce"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ffŵl"
        },
        {
          "word": "chwibol"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʊpsɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʊpsɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twpsyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for twpsyn meaning in All languages combined (3.0kB)

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