"gwirion" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈɡwɪrjɔn/
Etymology: gwir (“true”) + iawn (“very”). The semantic shift from "pure, innocent" > "silly, daft" has parallels to that seen in English nice ("silly" > "pleasant"). Cognate with Breton gwirion. Etymology templates: {{com|cy|gwir|iawn|t1=true|t2=very}} gwir (“true”) + iawn (“very”), {{noncog|en|nice}} English nice, {{cog|br|gwirion}} Breton gwirion Head templates: {{cy-adj|mwy}} gwirion (feminine singular gwirion, plural gwirion, equative mor wirion, comparative mwy gwirion, superlative mwyaf gwirion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: gwirion [feminine, singular], gwirion [plural], mor wirion [equative], mwy gwirion [comparative], mwyaf gwirion [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], gwirion [error-unrecognized-form], wirion [soft], ngwirion [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. silly, daft, foolish
    Sense id: en-gwirion-cy-adj-OxwPRc9s
  2. pure, innocent, blameless
    Sense id: en-gwirion-cy-adj-Mu0xlvl6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪrjɔn/"
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