"twyn" meaning in All languages combined

See twyn on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /twiːn/
Etymology: From Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn; ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (compare two). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|twīn}} Old English twīn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*twiʀn}} Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn, {{der|enm|ine-pro||*dwi-}} Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} twyn, {{enm-noun|-}} twyn (uncountable)
  1. twine (kind of thread) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fibers Synonyms: tuyne, twin, twyne Related terms: twynen
    Sense id: en-twyn-enm-noun-PK9y37BL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Welsh]

IPA: /tuːɨ̯n/ [North-Wales], /tʊi̯n/ [South-Wales] Forms: twyni [plural], twynyn [diminutive], twynen [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], twyn [error-unrecognized-form], dwyn [soft], nhwyn [error-unrecognized-form], thwyn [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n Etymology: Possibly related to Old Breton tuhen. Etymology templates: {{cog|obt|tuhen}} Old Breton tuhen, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*tum-|t=to swell; mound}} Proto-Indo-European *tum- (“to swell; mound”), {{bor|cy|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|twyni|dim=twynyn|dim2=twynen}} twyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. hillock, knoll Tags: masculine Categories (place): Landforms Derived forms: caldrist y twyni (english: dune helleborine), garan twyni (english: sandhill crane), twyn tywod (english: sand dune) Related terms: tywyn (english: sand dune), bryn
    Sense id: en-twyn-cy-noun-4Q6cAGZG Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "twynyn",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
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      "form": "dwyn",
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        "soft"
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    },
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      "form": "nhwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "thwyn",
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          "word": "garan twyni"
        },
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      "id": "en-twyn-cy-noun-4Q6cAGZG",
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        {
          "english": "sand dune",
          "word": "tywyn"
        },
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          "word": "bryn"
        }
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      ]
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        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
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        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊɨ̯n"
    }
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      "word": "twyne"
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      "english": "dune helleborine",
      "word": "caldrist y twyni"
    },
    {
      "english": "sandhill crane",
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        "diminutive"
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        "soft"
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    {
      "form": "nhwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    }
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        "North-Wales"
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        "South-Wales"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊɨ̯n"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for twyn meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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