"isel" meaning in Cornish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈizɛl/ Forms: isella [comparative], an isella [superlative]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Welsh isel. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*ɸīsselos}} Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, {{der|kw|ine-pro||*pedsú}} Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, {{cog|cy|isel}} Welsh isel Head templates: {{head|kw|adjective|comparative|isella//|superlative|an isella//|head=}} isel (comparative isella, superlative an isella), {{kw-adj|isella|isella}} isel (comparative isella, superlative an isella)
  1. low
    Sense id: en-isel-kw-adj-bB~wnbOn
  2. lowly, vulgar
    Sense id: en-isel-kw-adj-gpCU07xq Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 0
  3. soft (of sound)
    Sense id: en-isel-kw-adj-BzdkMwOP
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸīsselos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*pedsú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pedsú",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "isel"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh isel",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Welsh isel.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "isella",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an isella",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "isella//",
        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "an isella//",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "isel (comparative isella, superlative an isella)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "isella",
        "2": "isella"
      },
      "expansion": "isel (comparative isella, superlative an isella)",
      "name": "kw-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "low"
      ],
      "id": "en-isel-kw-adj-bB~wnbOn",
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 76 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lowly, vulgar"
      ],
      "id": "en-isel-kw-adj-gpCU07xq",
      "links": [
        [
          "lowly",
          "lowly#English"
        ],
        [
          "vulgar",
          "vulgar#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soft (of sound)"
      ],
      "id": "en-isel-kw-adj-BzdkMwOP",
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈizɛl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isel"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cornish adjectives",
    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸīsselos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*pedsú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pedsú",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "isel"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh isel",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from *ɸīssu (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *pedsú, locative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Welsh isel.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "isella",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an isella",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "isella//",
        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "an isella//",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "isel (comparative isella, superlative an isella)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "isella",
        "2": "isella"
      },
      "expansion": "isel (comparative isella, superlative an isella)",
      "name": "kw-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "low"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lowly, vulgar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lowly",
          "lowly#English"
        ],
        [
          "vulgar",
          "vulgar#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soft (of sound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈizɛl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isel"
}

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