"du" meaning in Cornish

See du in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [dyː] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [dɪˑʊ] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: moy du [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], du [unmutated], dhu [soft], tu [error-unrecognized-form], tu [mixed], tu [after-th, mutation-mixed]
Etymology: From Old Cornish duw, from Proto-Brythonic *duβ, from Proto-Celtic *dubus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|kw|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}}, {{inh|kw|oco|duw}} Old Cornish duw, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*duβ}} Proto-Brythonic *duβ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*dubus}} Proto-Celtic *dubus, {{der|kw|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- Head templates: {{head|kw|adjective|comparative|moy du//||an//|head=}} du (comparative moy du), {{kw-adj|m}} du (comparative moy du)
  1. black
    Sense id: en-du-kw-adj-wAbH46sU Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Cornish links with redundant wikilinks, Colors Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Cornish links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Colors: 50 50
  2. dark
    Sense id: en-du-kw-adj-5rtWib7s Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Cornish links with redundant wikilinks, Colors Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Cornish links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Colors: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arth du Amerika (english: American black bear), arth du Asi (english: Asian black bear), bord du (english: blackboard), Du (english: November), duhe (english: blacken), dulas (english: dark green), durudh (english: dark red), glasdu (english: navy, dark blue), gwaneth du (english: buckwheat), hwil du (english: cockroach), korynt du (english: blackcurrant), lenn dhu (english: blind (window)), men du (english: jet black), molgh dhu (english: blackbird), mor du (english: blackberries), penn du (english: tadpole), pur dhu (english: pitch black), rol dhu (english: blacklist), sten du (english: tin ore), ys du (english: buckwheat)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "American black bear",
      "translation": "American black bear",
      "word": "arth du Amerika"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Asian black bear",
      "translation": "Asian black bear",
      "word": "arth du Asi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blackboard",
      "translation": "blackboard",
      "word": "bord du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "November",
      "translation": "November",
      "word": "Du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blacken",
      "translation": "blacken",
      "word": "duhe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dark green",
      "translation": "dark green",
      "word": "dulas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dark red",
      "translation": "dark red",
      "word": "durudh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "navy, dark blue",
      "translation": "navy, dark blue",
      "word": "glasdu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "buckwheat",
      "translation": "buckwheat",
      "word": "gwaneth du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cockroach",
      "translation": "cockroach",
      "word": "hwil du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blackcurrant",
      "translation": "blackcurrant",
      "word": "korynt du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blind (window)",
      "translation": "blind (window)",
      "word": "lenn dhu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "jet black",
      "translation": "jet black",
      "word": "men du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blackbird",
      "translation": "blackbird",
      "word": "molgh dhu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blackberries",
      "translation": "blackberries",
      "word": "mor du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tadpole",
      "translation": "tadpole",
      "word": "penn du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pitch black",
      "translation": "pitch black",
      "word": "pur dhu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blacklist",
      "translation": "blacklist",
      "word": "rol dhu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tin ore",
      "translation": "tin ore",
      "word": "sten du"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "buckwheat",
      "translation": "buckwheat",
      "word": "ys du"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "duw"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish duw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*duβ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *duβ",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*dubus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *dubus",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish duw, from Proto-Brythonic *duβ, from Proto-Celtic *dubus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moy du",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "after-th",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "moy du//",
        "5": "",
        "6": "an//",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "du (comparative moy du)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "du (comparative moy du)",
      "name": "kw-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "kw:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-kw-adj-wAbH46sU",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "kw:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-kw-adj-5rtWib7s",
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[dyː]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɪˑʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cornish adjectives",
    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Cornish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ-",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 71 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "kw:Colors"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "American black bear",
      "translation": "American black bear",
      "word": "arth du Amerika"
    },
    {
      "english": "Asian black bear",
      "translation": "Asian black bear",
      "word": "arth du Asi"
    },
    {
      "english": "blackboard",
      "translation": "blackboard",
      "word": "bord du"
    },
    {
      "english": "November",
      "translation": "November",
      "word": "Du"
    },
    {
      "english": "blacken",
      "translation": "blacken",
      "word": "duhe"
    },
    {
      "english": "dark green",
      "translation": "dark green",
      "word": "dulas"
    },
    {
      "english": "dark red",
      "translation": "dark red",
      "word": "durudh"
    },
    {
      "english": "navy, dark blue",
      "translation": "navy, dark blue",
      "word": "glasdu"
    },
    {
      "english": "buckwheat",
      "translation": "buckwheat",
      "word": "gwaneth du"
    },
    {
      "english": "cockroach",
      "translation": "cockroach",
      "word": "hwil du"
    },
    {
      "english": "blackcurrant",
      "translation": "blackcurrant",
      "word": "korynt du"
    },
    {
      "english": "blind (window)",
      "translation": "blind (window)",
      "word": "lenn dhu"
    },
    {
      "english": "jet black",
      "translation": "jet black",
      "word": "men du"
    },
    {
      "english": "blackbird",
      "translation": "blackbird",
      "word": "molgh dhu"
    },
    {
      "english": "blackberries",
      "translation": "blackberries",
      "word": "mor du"
    },
    {
      "english": "tadpole",
      "translation": "tadpole",
      "word": "penn du"
    },
    {
      "english": "pitch black",
      "translation": "pitch black",
      "word": "pur dhu"
    },
    {
      "english": "blacklist",
      "translation": "blacklist",
      "word": "rol dhu"
    },
    {
      "english": "tin ore",
      "translation": "tin ore",
      "word": "sten du"
    },
    {
      "english": "buckwheat",
      "translation": "buckwheat",
      "word": "ys du"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
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        "2": "oco",
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish duw, from Proto-Brythonic *duβ, from Proto-Celtic *dubus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moy du",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "after-th",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "adjective",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "an//",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "du (comparative moy du)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "du (comparative moy du)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[dyː]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɪˑʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}

Download raw JSONL data for du meaning in Cornish (3.8kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'moy du', originally 'moy du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'bord du', originally 'bord du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'gwaneth du', originally 'gwaneth du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'hwil du', originally 'hwil du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'korynt du', originally 'korynt du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'mor du', originally 'mor du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'penn du', originally 'penn du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'sten du', originally 'sten du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
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  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'ys du', originally 'ys du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: du/Cornish 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'unmutated'}",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: du/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft', 'unmutated'}",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

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