"ergh" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: /ɛɹx/ Forms: erghen [singulative]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|er}} Middle Cornish er, {{inh|kw|oco|irch}} Old Cornish irch, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ėrɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*argyos||white}} Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”), {{cog|br|erc'h}} Breton erc'h, {{cog|cy|eira}} Welsh eira Head templates: {{head|kw|n|singulative|erghen|g=f}} ergh f (singulative erghen)
  1. (collective) snow Tags: collective, feminine
    Sense id: en-ergh-kw-noun-p0YiLwnY Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Snow, Weather Derived forms: bleujen ergh (english: snowdrop), den ergh (english: snowman), erghek (english: snowy), erghen (english: snowflake), erghlin (english: snowline), erghslynk (english: avalanche), erghwyns (english: blizzard), ewik ergh (english: caribou, reindeer) [feminine], gluswydh ergh (english: snow gum trees), karow ergh (english: caribou, reindeer) [masculine], karr ergh (english: snowmobile), kleghergh (english: snowbells), kodh ergh (english: snowfall), leugh ergh (english: caribou/reindeer fawn), pel ergh (english: snowball)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish er",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "irch"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish irch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*ėrɣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*argyos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "white"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "erc'h"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton erc'h",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "eira"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh eira",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "erghen",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "singulative",
        "4": "erghen",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ergh f (singulative erghen)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "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 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Snow",
          "orig": "kw:Snow",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Weather",
          "orig": "kw:Weather",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "snowdrop",
          "word": "bleujen ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowman",
          "word": "den ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowy",
          "word": "erghek"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowflake",
          "word": "erghen"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowline",
          "word": "erghlin"
        },
        {
          "english": "avalanche",
          "word": "erghslynk"
        },
        {
          "english": "blizzard",
          "word": "erghwyns"
        },
        {
          "english": "caribou, reindeer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ewik ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snow gum trees",
          "word": "gluswydh ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "caribou, reindeer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "karow ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowmobile",
          "word": "karr ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowbells",
          "word": "kleghergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowfall",
          "word": "kodh ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "caribou/reindeer fawn",
          "word": "leugh ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowball",
          "word": "pel ergh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snow"
      ],
      "id": "en-ergh-kw-noun-p0YiLwnY",
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) snow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɹx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "snowdrop",
      "word": "bleujen ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowman",
      "word": "den ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowy",
      "word": "erghek"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowflake",
      "word": "erghen"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowline",
      "word": "erghlin"
    },
    {
      "english": "avalanche",
      "word": "erghslynk"
    },
    {
      "english": "blizzard",
      "word": "erghwyns"
    },
    {
      "english": "caribou, reindeer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ewik ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snow gum trees",
      "word": "gluswydh ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "caribou, reindeer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "karow ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowmobile",
      "word": "karr ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowbells",
      "word": "kleghergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowfall",
      "word": "kodh ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "caribou/reindeer fawn",
      "word": "leugh ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowball",
      "word": "pel ergh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish er",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "irch"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish irch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*ėrɣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*argyos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "white"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "erc'h"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton erc'h",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "eira"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh eira",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "erghen",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "singulative",
        "4": "erghen",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ergh f (singulative erghen)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cornish collective nouns",
        "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 inherited from Middle Cornish",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "kw:Snow",
        "kw:Weather"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) snow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɹx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}

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