"hwyth" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

Forms: hwethow [plural], hweth [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish wheth, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *swisdos. Cognate with Welsh chwyth. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|wheth}} Middle Cornish wheth, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*hwɨθ}} Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*swisdos}} Proto-Celtic *swisdos, {{cog|cy|chwyth}} Welsh chwyth Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||{{{dual}}}||{{{dual2}}}|plural|hwethow|||||g=m|head=}} hwyth m (plural hwethow), {{kw-noun|m|hwethow}} hwyth m (plural hwethow)
  1. breath Tags: masculine Synonyms: anal
    Sense id: en-hwyth-kw-noun-NnocWSRY Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. puff Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hwyth-kw-noun-Vmjn7c2K Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hwytha (english: blow, breathe, exhale, puff) [verb], hwythans (english: inflation), hwythell (english: whistle)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "blow, breathe, exhale, puff",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "hwytha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "inflation",
      "word": "hwythans"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "whistle",
      "word": "hwythell"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "wheth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish wheth",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*hwɨθ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*swisdos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *swisdos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "chwyth"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh chwyth",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish wheth, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *swisdos. Cognate with Welsh chwyth.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hwethow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{dual}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{dual2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "hwethow",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hwyth m (plural hwethow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "hwethow"
      },
      "expansion": "hwyth m (plural hwethow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breath"
      ],
      "id": "en-hwyth-kw-noun-NnocWSRY",
      "links": [
        [
          "breath",
          "breath#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "puff"
      ],
      "id": "en-hwyth-kw-noun-Vmjn7c2K",
      "links": [
        [
          "puff",
          "puff#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwyth"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish masculine nouns",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Cornish terms derived from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "blow, breathe, exhale, puff",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "hwytha"
    },
    {
      "english": "inflation",
      "word": "hwythans"
    },
    {
      "english": "whistle",
      "word": "hwythell"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "wheth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish wheth",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*hwɨθ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*swisdos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *swisdos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "chwyth"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh chwyth",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish wheth, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *swisdos. Cognate with Welsh chwyth.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hwethow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{dual}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{dual2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "hwethow",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hwyth m (plural hwethow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "hwethow"
      },
      "expansion": "hwyth m (plural hwethow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "breath"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breath",
          "breath#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "puff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "puff",
          "puff#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwyth"
}

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