"efan" meaning in Cornish

See efan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛfan/
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *ehang, from Proto-Celtic *exs-angus. Cognate with Welsh eang. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ehang}} Proto-Brythonic *ehang, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*exs-angus}} Proto-Celtic *exs-angus, {{cog|cy|eang}} Welsh eang Head templates: {{head|kw|adj}} efan
  1. broad, expansive, vast, wide Synonyms: ledan Derived forms: efander (english: expanse, space), efanhe (english: enlarge) [verb], efanheans (english: enlargement), efani (english: elaborate, expand) [verb], efanvos (english: space (astronomy)), efanyans (english: expansion), media efan (english: mass media), yn efan (english: extensively)
    Sense id: en-efan-kw-adj-pNxxl6WH

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛfan/
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *ehang, from Proto-Celtic *exs-angus. Cognate with Welsh eang. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ehang}} Proto-Brythonic *ehang, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*exs-angus}} Proto-Celtic *exs-angus, {{cog|cy|eang}} Welsh eang Head templates: {{head|kw|adv}} efan
  1. broadly, plainly, vastly, widely Synonyms: ledan, yn les
    Sense id: en-efan-kw-adv-1VO0kCup

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛfan/
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *ehang, from Proto-Celtic *exs-angus. Cognate with Welsh eang. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ehang}} Proto-Brythonic *ehang, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*exs-angus}} Proto-Celtic *exs-angus, {{cog|cy|eang}} Welsh eang Head templates: {{head|kw|vf}} efan
  1. inflection of efani:
    third-person singular present indicative/future indicative
    Tags: form-of Form of: efani
    Sense id: en-efan-kw-verb-v844irzZ Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 53 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 27 65 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 65 7
  2. inflection of efani:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: efani
    Sense id: en-efan-kw-verb-stot6gau
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        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*ehang"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *ehang",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*exs-angus"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *ehang, from Proto-Celtic *exs-angus. Cognate with Welsh eang.",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "expanse, space",
          "translation": "expanse, space",
          "word": "efander"
        },
        {
          "english": "enlarge",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "translation": "enlarge",
          "word": "efanhe"
        },
        {
          "english": "enlargement",
          "translation": "enlargement",
          "word": "efanheans"
        },
        {
          "english": "elaborate, expand",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "translation": "elaborate, expand",
          "word": "efani"
        },
        {
          "english": "space (astronomy)",
          "translation": "space (astronomy)",
          "word": "efanvos"
        },
        {
          "english": "expansion",
          "translation": "expansion",
          "word": "efanyans"
        },
        {
          "english": "mass media",
          "translation": "mass media",
          "word": "media efan"
        },
        {
          "english": "extensively",
          "translation": "extensively",
          "word": "yn efan"
        }
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "vast",
          "vast#English"
        ],
        [
          "wide",
          "wide#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ledan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛfan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efan"
}

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        "broadly, plainly, vastly, widely"
      ],
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          "broadly",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "widely",
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        ]
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          "word": "ledan"
        },
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          "word": "yn les"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛfan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efan"
}

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  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 20 53 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "1 27 65 7",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 27 65 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        "third-person singular present indicative/future indicative"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "efani",
          "efani#Cornish"
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          "word": "efani"
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        "inflection of efani:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "id": "en-efan-kw-verb-stot6gau",
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        [
          "efani",
          "efani#Cornish"
        ]
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        "singular"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛfan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efan"
}
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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish non-lemma forms",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "expanse, space",
      "translation": "expanse, space",
      "word": "efander"
    },
    {
      "english": "enlarge",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "enlarge",
      "word": "efanhe"
    },
    {
      "english": "enlargement",
      "translation": "enlargement",
      "word": "efanheans"
    },
    {
      "english": "elaborate, expand",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "elaborate, expand",
      "word": "efani"
    },
    {
      "english": "space (astronomy)",
      "translation": "space (astronomy)",
      "word": "efanvos"
    },
    {
      "english": "expansion",
      "translation": "expansion",
      "word": "efanyans"
    },
    {
      "english": "mass media",
      "translation": "mass media",
      "word": "media efan"
    },
    {
      "english": "extensively",
      "translation": "extensively",
      "word": "yn efan"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "*ehang"
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  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "broad, expansive, vast, wide"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "broad",
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        [
          "expansive",
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          "vast",
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        ],
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          "wide",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "ledan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛfan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efan"
}

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        "broadly, plainly, vastly, widely"
      ],
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          "broadly",
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          "word": "ledan"
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        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛfan/"
    }
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  "word": "efan"
}

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        "third-person singular present indicative/future indicative"
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          "efani",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛfan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efan"
}

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