"edhen" meaning in Cornish

See edhen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛðɛn] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [ˈɛðɐn] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: ydhyn [plural], edhnow [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish edhyn, from Old Cornish hethen, from Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|edhyn}} Middle Cornish edhyn, {{inh|kw|oco|hethen}} Old Cornish hethen, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*edn}} Proto-Brythonic *edn, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*ɸetnos}} Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, {{inh|kw|ine-pro|*péth₂r̥}} Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|ydhyn|or|edhnow||||cat2=|g=f|head=}} edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow), {{kw-noun|f|ydhyn|edhnow}} edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow)
  1. bird Tags: feminine Derived forms: edhen hwyrni (english: hummingbird)
    Sense id: en-edhen-kw-noun-elF57swP Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds

Inflected forms

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        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "hethen"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish hethen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸetnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*péth₂r̥"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish edhyn, from Old Cornish hethen, from Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ydhyn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edhnow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "edhnow",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{d2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "ydhyn",
        "9": "or",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "ydhyn",
        "3": "edhnow"
      },
      "expansion": "edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "kw:Birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "hummingbird",
          "translation": "hummingbird",
          "word": "edhen hwyrni"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bird"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛðɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛðɐn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "edhen"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "hummingbird",
      "translation": "hummingbird",
      "word": "edhen hwyrni"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "edhyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish edhyn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "hethen"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish hethen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*edn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *edn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸetnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*péth₂r̥"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish edhyn, from Old Cornish hethen, from Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ydhyn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edhnow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "edhnow",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{d2}}}",
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        "8": "ydhyn",
        "9": "or",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "ydhyn",
        "3": "edhnow"
      },
      "expansion": "edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Cornish feminine nouns",
        "Cornish lemmas",
        "Cornish nouns",
        "Cornish terms derived from Middle Cornish",
        "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 inherited from Middle Cornish",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "kw:Birds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bird"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛðɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛðɐn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "edhen"
}

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