"hwi" meaning in Cornish

See hwi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ʍiː/, /ʍəɪ/ Forms: hwei [alternative, Revived-Late-Cornish], why [alternative, Standard, Standard-Cornish, Written-Form]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Welsh chi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*swīs}} Proto-Celtic *swīs, {{cog|br|c’hwi}} Breton c’hwi, {{cog|cy|chi}} Welsh chi, {{cog|sga|síi}} Old Irish síi, {{der|kw|ine-pro|*wos}} Proto-Indo-European *wos Head templates: {{head|kw|pronoun}} hwi
  1. (Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural subject) Tags: Standard, Written-Form
    Sense id: en-hwi-kw-pron-f2PKoCMi Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. you, your (formal or plural enclitic, used to reinforce previous pronoun)
    Sense id: en-hwi-kw-pron--A~Dmc4X Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Cornish pronouns, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Cornish pronouns: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: my, vy, evy, ma, a, 'm, owA, ty, jy, sy1, tejy, ta, 'thM, dhaS, ev, eev, va, 'n, yS, hi, hyhi, N/A, 's, hyA, ni, nyni, 'gan, agan, hwyhwi, 'gas, agas, i, ynsi, agaA, 'gaA
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      },
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    },
    {
      "form": "why",
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        "with Traditional Graphs"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "'thM"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dhaS"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "va"
    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "'gan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "agan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hwyhwi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "'gas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "agas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ynsi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "agaA"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "'gaA"
    }
  ],
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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              0,
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          ],
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          "text": "Hwi a welas.",
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        "(Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural subject)"
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              11,
              14
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "agas lyver hwi",
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        },
        {
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              12,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Where did you (pl.) go?",
          "text": "Ple ethewgh hwi?",
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      "ipa": "/ʍiː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʍəɪ/"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "cog"
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        "alternative",
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
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        "with Traditional Graphs"
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        "Written-Form"
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      "word": "vy"
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      "word": "'m"
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "'n"
    },
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      "word": "yS"
    },
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      "word": "hyhi"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "ni"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "'gan"
    },
    {
      "word": "agan"
    },
    {
      "word": "hwyhwi"
    },
    {
      "word": "'gas"
    },
    {
      "word": "agas"
    },
    {
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "word": "ynsi"
    },
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      "word": "agaA"
    },
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      "word": "'gaA"
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              3
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "Hwi a welas.",
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        }
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        "(Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural subject)"
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          "text": "agas lyver hwi",
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        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Where did you (pl.) go?",
          "text": "Ple ethewgh hwi?",
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        }
      ],
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        "you, your (formal or plural enclitic, used to reinforce previous pronoun)"
      ],
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        [
          "you",
          "you#English"
        ],
        [
          "your",
          "your#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʍiː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʍəɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwi"
}

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