"Wye" meaning in All languages combined

See Wye on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /waɪ/
Etymology: From Brythonic; compare Welsh Gwy. Lye and Bosworth instead suggest Old English wæg (“wave”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-bry}} Brythonic, {{cog|cy|Gwy}} Welsh Gwy, {{der|en|ang|wæg|t=wave}} Old English wæg (“wave”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wye
  1. A river in Wales and England, including Powys, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, the fifth-longest in the UK. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Places in Herefordshire, England, Places in Monmouthshire, Wales, Places in Powys, Wales, Places in Wales, Rivers in Gloucestershire, England, Rivers in Herefordshire, England, Rivers in Monmouthshire, Wales, Rivers in Powys, Wales, Rivers in Wales
    Sense id: en-Wye-en-name-3Ahmc6O2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 9 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 34 9 37
  2. A river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Derwent. Categories (place): Places in Derbyshire, England, Places in England, Rivers in Derbyshire, England, Rivers in England
    Sense id: en-Wye-en-name-DbFA4~Uj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 9 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 34 9 37
  3. A river in Buckinghamshire, England, which joins the Thames at Bourne End. Categories (place): Places in Buckinghamshire, England, Places in England, Rivers in Buckinghamshire, England, Rivers in England
    Sense id: en-Wye-en-name-v73C2oqe
  4. A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England Derived forms: Hay-on-Wye, Ross-on-Wye, Whitney-on-Wye, Wye with Hinxhill
    Sense id: en-Wye-en-name-bNSB5WzI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 9 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 34 9 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (the river): an Ghwy [feminine] (Irish), Gwy [feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'the river': 30 38 32 0

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        "en:Places in Kent, England",
        "en:Villages in England",
        "en:Villages in Kent, England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Wye with Hinxhill",
          "Wye with Hinxhill#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ashford",
          "Ashford#English"
        ],
        [
          "Kent",
          "Kent#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "OS",
          "OS"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an Ghwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gwy"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Wye"
  ],
  "word": "Wye"
}

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